For I have not lived in a house from the time I brought Israel up from Egypt<n id="1" /> to the present day. I have lived in a tent that has been in various places.<n id="2" />

Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the guard at the entrance to the meeting tent.p>

They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s sanctuary (that is, the tabernacle).<n id="1" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">David constructed buildings in the City of David; he then prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

During the time of Saul they attacked the Hagrites and defeated them. They took over their territory in the entire eastern region of Gilead.<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">They brought the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings<n id="1" /> before God.

They were in charge of the meeting tent and the holy place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.<n id="1" />p>

The men whose names are listed came during the time of King Hezekiah of Judah and attacked the Hamites&#8217; settlements,<n id="1" /> as well as the Meunites they discovered there, and they wiped them out to this very day. They dispossessed them,<n id="2" /> for they found pasture for their sheep there.

They performed music<n id="1" /> before the sanctuary<n id="2" /> of the meeting tent until Solomon built the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple in Jerusalem.<n id="3" /> They carried out their tasks according to regulations.p>

<p class="bodytext">Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his relatives from his family (the Korahites) were assigned to guard the entrance to the sanctuary.<n id="1" /> Their ancestors had guarded the entrance to the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s dwelling place.<n id="2" />