1 Chronicles 9:21-23

9:21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the guard at the entrance to the meeting tent.

9:22 All those selected to be gatekeepers at the entrances numbered 212. Their names were recorded in the genealogical records of their settlements. David and Samuel the prophet had appointed them to their positions. 9:23 They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the Lord’s sanctuary (that is, the tabernacle).


tn The Hebrew term is רֹאֶה (roeh, “seer”), an older word for נָבִיא (navi’, “prophet”).

tn Heb “they – David appointed, and Samuel the seer, in their position.”

tn Heb “and they and their sons to the gates of the house of the Lord, of the house of the tent, [were assigned] as guards.”