10. Hosah, from the Merarites, also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),
11. Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and brothers of Hosah were 13 in all.
12. These divisions of the gatekeepers, under their leading men, had duties for ministering in the Lord’s temple, just as their brothers did.
13. They cast lots for each gate according to their ancestral houses, young and old alike.
14. The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah. They also cast lots for his son Zechariah, an insightful counselor, and his lot came out for the north gate.
15. Obed-edom’s was the south gate, and his sons’ lot was for the storehouses;
16. it was the west gate and the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending highway for Shuppim and Hosah.There were guards stationed at every watch.
17. There were six Levites each day on the east, four each day on the north, four each day on the south, and two pair at the storehouses.
18. As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.