Allthese who were chosento be gatekeepersat the thresholdswere 212Thesewere enrolledby genealogyin their villages,whomDavidand Samuelthe seerappointedin their office of trust.
also for the divisionsof the priestsand the Levitesand for allthe workof the serviceof the houseof the LORDand for allthe utensilsof servicein the houseof the LORD;
"Now behold,[there are] the divisionsof the priestsand the Levitesfor allthe serviceof the houseof God,and everywillingmanof anyskillwill be with you in allthe workfor allkinds of service.The officialsalso and allthe peoplewill be entirelyat your command."
Now the actsof KingDavid,from firstto last,are writtenin the chroniclesof Samuelthe seer,in the chroniclesof Nathanthe prophetand in the chroniclesof Gadthe seer,
and Obadiahthe sonof Shemaiah,the sonof Galal,the sonof Jeduthun,and Berechiahthe sonof Asa,the sonof Elkanah,who livedin the villagesof the Netophathites.
So they and their sonshad chargeof the gatesof the houseof the LORD,[even] the houseof the tent,as guards.
Mattithiah,one of the Levites,whowas the firstbornof Shallumthe Korahite,had the responsibilityoverthe thingswhich were bakedin pans.
He stationedthe gatekeepersof the houseof the LORD,so that noone would enter[who was] in anywayunclean.
Underhis authority[were] Eden,Miniamin,Jeshua,Shemaiah,Amariahand Shecaniahin the citiesof the priests,to distributefaithfully[their portions] to their brothersby divisions,whether greator small,
The genealogicalenrollment[included] alltheir littlechildren,their wives,their sonsand their daughters,for the wholeassembly,for they consecratedthemselves faithfullyin holiness.
From the Levites,[some] divisionsin Judahbelonged to Benjamin.
On that daymenwere also appointedoverthe chambersfor the stores,the contributions,the firstfruitsand the tithes,to gatherinto them from the fieldsof the citiesthe portionsrequired by the lawfor the priestsand Levites;for Judahrejoicedoverthe priestsand Leviteswho served.
(Formerlyin Israel,when a manwentto inquireof God,he used to say,"Come,and let us goto the seer";for [he who is called] a prophetnowwas formerlycalleda seer.)
