Beriah, and Shema. They were leaders of the families living in Aijalon and chased out the inhabitants of Gath.

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.

The four head gatekeepers, who were Levites, were assigned to guard the storerooms and treasuries in God’s sanctuary.

Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

They were the potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah; they lived there and worked for the king.

They were allotted Hebron in the territory of Judah, as well as its surrounding pasturelands.

These were the descendants of Ehud who were leaders of the families living in Geba who were forced to move to Manahath:

Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

he serves to this day at the King’s Gate on the east. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the descendants of Levi.

They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the Lord’s sanctuary (that is, the tabernacle).

They would spend the night in their posts all around God’s sanctuary, for they were assigned to guard it and would open it with the key every morning.

Some of them were in charge of the articles used by those who served; they counted them when they brought them in and when they brought them out.

Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

According to David’s final instructions, the Levites twenty years old and up were counted.

Nadab and Abihu died before their father did; they had no sons. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

His son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders of their families, for they were highly respected.

and the clans of the scribes who lived in Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who descended from Hammath, the father of Beth-Rechab.

Five hundred men of Simeon, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, went to the hill country of Seir

The half-tribe of Manasseh settled in the land from Bashan as far as Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. They grew in number.

These were the areas where Aaron’s descendants lived: The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment: