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1 Chronicles 9
²⁴ The gatekeepers were stationed on all four sides—east, west, north, and south.
²⁵ Their relatives in the villages came regularly to share their duties for seven-day periods.
²⁶ The four chief gatekeepers, all Levites, were trusted officials, for they were responsible for the rooms and treasuries at the house of God.
²⁷ They would spend the night around the house of God, since it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.
²⁸ Some of the gatekeepers were assigned to care for the various articles used in worship. They checked them in and out to avoid any loss.
²⁹ Others were responsible for the furnishings, the items in the sanctuary, and the supplies, such as choice flour, wine, olive oil, frankincense, and spices.
³⁰ But it was the priests who blended the spices.
³¹ Mattithiah, a Levite and the oldest son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread used in the offerings.
³² And some members of the clan of Kohath were in charge of preparing the bread to be set on the table each Sabbath day.
³³ The musicians, all prominent Levites, lived at the Temple. They were exempt from other responsibilities since they were on duty at all hours.
³⁴ All these men lived in Jerusalem. They were the heads of Levite families and were listed as prominent leaders in their genealogical records.