16. Shuppim and Hosah were chosen for the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road.Guards stood side by side with guards.
17. Six Levites stood guard every day at the East Gate; four Levites stood guard every day at the North Gate; four Levites stood guard every day at the South Gate; and two Levites at a time guarded the storehouse.
18. There were two guards at the western court and four guards on the road to the court.
19. These were the groups of the gatekeepers from the families of Korah and Merari.
20. Other Levites were responsible for guarding the treasuries of the Temple of God and for the places where the holy items were kept.
21. Ladan was Gershon’s son and the ancestor of several family groups. Jehiel was a leader of one of the family groups.
22. His sons were Zetham and Joel his brother, and they were responsible for the treasuries of the Temple of the Lord.