Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,

the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his fellow gatekeepers from his family (the Korahites) were responsible for guarding the thresholds of the tent just as their ancestors had been responsible for guarding the entrance to the dwelling of the Lord.