1 Chronicles 9:24 — Meaning and Application

All these {which were} chosen to be porters in the gates {were} two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office. {did...: Heb. founded} {set...: or, trust}

So they and their children {had} the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, {namely}, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

And their brethren, {which were} in their villages, {were} to come after seven days from time to time with them.

For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in {their} set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. {set...: or, trust} {chambers: or, storehouses}