1 Chronicles 9:22-24

New International Reader's Version

²² The total number of the men who were chosen to guard the entrances was 212. They were listed in their family history in their villages.

David and Samuel the prophet had appointed them to their positions. They appointed them because they trusted them. ²³ These Levites and their children after them were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the Lord. The house of the Lord was also called the tent of meeting. ²⁴ The men who guarded the gates were on the four sides of the tent. They were on the east, west, north and south sides.