1 Chronicles 9:19

9:19 Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his relatives from his family (the Korahites) were assigned to guard the entrance to the sanctuary. ¹  Their ancestors had guarded the entrance to the Lord’s dwelling place. ² 

1 Chronicles 9:23

9:23 They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the Lord’s sanctuary (that is, the tabernacle). ³ 

1 Chronicles 9:33

9:33 The musicians and Levite family leaders stayed in rooms at the sanctuary ⁴  and were exempt from other duties, for day and night they had to carry out their assigned tasks.

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¹ tn Heb “and his brothers belonging to the house of his father, the Korachites, to the work of the task, guardians of the threshold of the tent.”

² tn Heb “and their fathers to the camp of the Lord, guardians of the entrance.” Here “fathers” is used in a more general sense of “forefathers” or “ancestors” and is not limited specifically to their fathers only.

³ tn Heb “and they and their sons to the gates of the house of the Lord, of the house of the tent, [were assigned] as guards.”

⁴ tn Heb “were in rooms.” The words “at the sanctuary” are supplied in the translation for clarification.