1 Chronicles 9:9-22

9and their relatives according to their family records — 956 in all. All these men were heads of their ancestral families.

10The priests: Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jachin;

11Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple;

12Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer;

13and their relatives, the heads of their ancestral families — 1,760 in all. They were capable men employed in the ministry of God’s temple.

14The Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah of the Merarites;

15Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah, son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;

16Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah who lived in the settlements of the Netophathites.

17The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;

18he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.

19Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah and his relatives from his ancestral family, the Korahites, were assigned to guard the thresholds of the tent. Their ancestors had been assigned to the Lord’s camp as guardians of the entrance.

20In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their leader, and the Lord was with him.

21Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

22The total number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their settlements. David and the seer Samuel had appointed them to their trusted positions.