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1 Chronicles 9:18
Up till then they had been at the king's door to the east. They were door-keepers for the tents of the sons of Levi.
1 Chronicles 9:18 · Bible in Basic English
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1 Chronicles 9:18 in other translations
Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.
who previously served in the king’s gate eastward. They were the gatekeepers for the camp of the children of Levi.
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In context
15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah, the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
16 And Obadiah, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah, the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who were living in the small towns of the Netophathites.
17 And the door-keepers: Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their brothers: Shallum was the chief.
18 Up till then they had been at the king's door to the east. They were door-keepers for the tents of the sons of Levi.
19 And Shallum, the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his family, the Korahites, were responsible for everything which had to be done in connection with the order of worship, keepers of the doors of the Tent; their fathers had had the care of the tents of the Lord, being keepers of the doorway.
20 In the past Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had been ruler over them; may the Lord be with him!
21 Zechariah, the son of Meshelemiah, was keeper of the door of the Tent of meeting.
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