18 until then they were (A)in the king's gate on the east side as the gatekeepers of the camps of the Levites. 19 Shallum the son of Kore, son of (B)Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of his fathers' house, the (C)Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, as their fathers had been in charge of the camp of the Lord, keepers of the entrance. 20 And (D)Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the chief officer over them in time past; the Lord was with him.

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18 being stationed at the King’s Gate(A) on the east, up to the present time. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the camp of the Levites. 19 Shallum(B) son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his fellow gatekeepers from his family (the Korahites) were responsible for guarding the thresholds of the tent just as their ancestors had been responsible for guarding the entrance to the dwelling of the Lord. 20 In earlier times Phinehas(C) son of Eleazar was the official in charge of the gatekeepers, and the Lord was with him.

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