²⁶ But the four main men who guarded the gates were Levites. They were trusted with the duty of taking care of the storerooms and the other rooms in the house of God. ²⁷ They spent the night in their positions around the house of God. That’s because they had to guard it. They were in charge of the key that opened it each morning.

²⁸ Some Levites were in charge of the objects that were used when they served at the temple. They counted the objects when they were brought in. They also counted them when they were taken out.