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Groups of temple guards

26 These are the groups of guards for the entrances of the temple:[a]

From Korah's descendants there was Kore's son Meshelemiah, who was a descendant of Asaph.

Meshelemiah's seven sons were: Zechariah (his firstborn son), then Jediael (his second son), Zebadiah (his third son), Jathniel (his fourth son),

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  1. 26:1 The temple guards were Levites. Their job was to watch the gates and doors of the temple. They would open the gates and doors at the right times. And they would close them at the proper times.