15. Obed Edom was chosen for the south side, and his sons were chosen for the storerooms.
16. Shuppim and Hosah were chosen for the west side with Shallecheth Gate at the gateway that goes to the palace.One squad of guards served its watch after another.
17. On the east side there were six Levites. On the north there were four every day. On the south there were four every day. At the storerooms there were four, two at each entrance.
18. At the courtyard on the west there were four Levites at the gateway to the palace and two at the courtyard itself.
19. These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among Korah’s and Merari’s descendants.
20. Ahijah, a Levite, was in charge of the treasuries in God’s temple and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to God.
21. ⌊There were also⌋ the descendants of Ladan, who was descended from Gershon. ⌊Those who served⌋ for Ladan, the descendant of Gershon, were the heads of Ladan’s families: Jehiel
22. ⌊and⌋ Jehiel’s sons Zetham and Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries in the Lord’s temple.
23. For the descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel,
24. there was Shebuel, a descendant of Moses’ son Gershom. He was the highest-ranking official in charge of the treasuries.
25. From his relatives on Eliezer’s side of the family was Shelomith. (Eliezer’s son was Rehabiah; his grandson was Jeshaiah; his great-grandson was Joram. Joram’s son was Zichri; his grandson was Shelomith.)
26. He and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to God that King David, the heads of families, the commanders of regiments and battalions, and the commanders of the army had donated.
27. (They had donated some of the loot taken in battle to support the Lord’s temple.)