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Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.

• 1 Chronicles 9:17-32 OT

  The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief), who previously served in the king’s gate eastward. They were the gatekeepers for the camp of the children of Levi. Shallum the son of Kore, the…

• 2 Chronicles 34:13 OT

  Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and directed all who did the work in every kind of service. Of the Levites, there were scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.

• 2 Chronicles 35:15 OT

  The singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the gatekeepers were at every gate. They didn’t need to depart from their service, because their…

• 1 Chronicles 9:27 OT

  They stayed around God’s house, because that duty was on them; and to their duty was its opening morning by morning.

• 2 Chronicles 23:4 OT

  This is the thing that you must do. A third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be gatekeepers of the thresholds.

• 2 Chronicles 23:5 OT

  A third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation. All the people will be in the courts of Yahweh’s house.

• Nehemiah 12:25 OT

  Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.

• 1 Chronicles 26:13-19 OT

  They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate. The lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. To…

• 1 Chronicles 24:31 OT

  These likewise cast lots even as their brothers the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers’ households of the chief even as…