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18 Formerly, they were stationed at the king’s gate on the east side. They were the gatekeepers for the Levite quarters.

19 Shallum (son of Kore, grandson of Ebiasaph, great-grandson of Korah) and the members of his family (Korah’s descendants) were responsible for serving as watchmen at the entrances to the tent, as their ancestors had been in charge of guarding the entrances to Yahweh’s camp. 20 (Phinehas, Eleazar’s son, had been the official in charge of the gatekeepers, and Yahweh was with him.)

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18 being stationed at the King’s Gate(A) on the east, up to the present time. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the camp of the Levites. 19 Shallum(B) son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his fellow gatekeepers from his family (the Korahites) were responsible for guarding the thresholds of the tent just as their ancestors had been responsible for guarding the entrance to the dwelling of the Lord. 20 In earlier times Phinehas(C) son of Eleazar was the official in charge of the gatekeepers, and the Lord was with him.

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