Bible Verses About Porters: Their posts were determined by lot

And these also cast lots with their brethren the sonnes of Aaron before King Dauid, and Zadok and Ahimelech and the chiefe fathers of the Priests, and of the Leuites, euen the chiefe of the families against their yonger brethren.

And they cast lottes both small and great for the house of their fathers, for euery gate.

And the lot on the East side fel to Shelemiah: then they cast lottes for Zechariah his sonne a wise couseller, and his lot came out Northward:

To Obed Edom Southwarde, and to his sonnes the house of Asuppim:

To Shuppim and to Hosah Westwarde with the gate of Shallecheth by the paued streete that goeth vpward, warde ouer against warde.

Eastward were sixe Leuites, and Northwarde foure a day, and Southward foure a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

In Parbar towarde the West were foure by the paued streete, and two in Parbar.

These are the diuisions of the porters of the sonnes of Kore, and of the sonnes of Merari.