²⁷ And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

¹² Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord.

¹³ And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

¹⁴ And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

¹⁵ To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.

¹⁶ To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.

¹⁷ Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

¹⁸ At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.

¹⁹ These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.