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

<p class="bodytext">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<n id="1" /> had appointed them to their positions.<n id="2" />

They were the potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah; they lived there and worked for the king.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.<n id="1" />p>

he serves to this day at the King&#8217;s Gate on the east. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the descendants of Levi.p>

According to David&#8217;s final instructions, the Levites twenty years old and up were counted.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">His son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders of their families, for they were highly respected.

and the clans of the scribes<n id="1" /> who lived in Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who descended<n id="2" /> from Hammath, the father of Beth-Rechab.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">The half-tribe of Manasseh settled in the land from Bashan as far as Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. They grew in number.p>

The four head gatekeepers, who were Levites, were assigned to guard the storerooms and treasuries in God&#8217;s sanctuary.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">All these were the descendants of Obed-Edom. They and their sons and relatives were respected men, capable of doing their responsibilities. There were sixty-two of them related to Obed-Edom.p>