1 Tawarikh 9:27

9:27 They would spend the night in their posts all around God’s sanctuary, ¹  for they were assigned to guard it and would open it with the key every morning.

1 Tawarikh 9:1

9:1 Genealogical records were kept for all Israel; they are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel.

Exiles Who Resettled in Jerusalem

The people of Judah ²  were carried away to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

1 Tawarikh 26:12-19

26:12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their leaders, had assigned responsibilities, like their relatives, as they served in the Lord’s temple.

26:13 They cast lots, both young and old, according to their families, to determine which gate they would be responsible for. ³  26:14 The lot for the east gate went to Shelemiah. ⁴  They then cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise adviser, and the lot for the north gate went to him. 26:15 Obed-Edom was assigned the south gate, and his sons were assigned the storehouses. 26:16 Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate, along with the Shalleketh gate on the upper road. One guard was adjacent to another. ⁵  26:17 Each day there were six Levites posted on the east, four on the north, and four on the south. At the storehouses they were posted in pairs. 26:18 At the court on the west there were four posted on the road and two at the court. 26:19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.

[9:27]  ¹ tn Heb “in the house of God.”

[9:1]  ² tn The Hebrew text has simply “Judah,” though the verb הָגְלוּ (hoglu, “carried away”) is plural.

[26:13]  ³ tn Heb “for a gate and a gate,” i.e., for each gate.

[26:14]  ⁴ tn “Shelemiah” is a variant of the name “Meshelemiah” (cf. 26:2).

[26:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “a guard alongside a guard.”