21Zechariah, the son of Meshelemiah, was keeper of the door of the Tent of meeting.
22There were two hundred and twelve whose business it was to keep the doorway. These were listed by families in the country places where they were living, whom David and Samuel the seer put in their responsible positions.
23So they and their sons had the care of the doors of the house of the Lord, the house of the Tent, as watchers.
24There were keepers of the doors on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south.
25And their brothers, in the country places where they were living, were to come in every seven days to be with them from time to time.
26For the four chief door-keepers, who were Levites, had a special position, looking after the rooms and the store-houses of the house of God.
27Their sleeping-rooms were round the house of God, for they had the care of it, and were responsible for opening it morning by morning.
