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Their surrounding villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token and Ashan—five towns—
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and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath. These were their settlements. And they kept a genealogical record.
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The Gadites lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its outlying villages, and on all the pasturelands of Sharon as far as they extended.
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But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
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Their lands and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages all the way to Ayyah and its villages.
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Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
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The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its surrounding villages),
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Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berekiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
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Altogether, those chosen to be gatekeepers 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.
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Their fellow Levites in their villages had to come from time to time and share their duties for seven-day periods.
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David’s Victories
In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.
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The King’s Overseers
Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the outlying districts, in the towns, the villages and the watchtowers.
