They cast lots, both young and old, according to their families, to determine which gate they would be responsible for.

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).

David was thirsty and said, “How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate!”

Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of the music, including the trumpets, cymbals, and the other musical instruments used in praising God. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the entrance.

David supplied a large amount of iron for the nails of the doors of the gates and for braces, more bronze than could be weighed,

Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate, along with the Shalleketh gate on the upper road. One guard was adjacent to another.

So the three elite warriors broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate. They carried it back to David, but David refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the Lord