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22 All those selected to be gatekeepers at the entrances numbered 212. Their names were recorded in the genealogical records of their settlements. David and Samuel the prophet[a] had appointed them to their positions.[b]

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  1. 1 Chronicles 9:22 tn The Hebrew term is רֹאֶה (roʾeh, “seer”), an older word for נָבִיא (naviʾ, “prophet”).
  2. 1 Chronicles 9:22 tn Heb “they—David appointed, and Samuel the seer, in their position.”

22 Altogether, those chosen to be gatekeepers(A) at the thresholds numbered 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust by David and Samuel the seer.(B)

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