They also had charge of the load-bearers and directed all who worked at any task; and some of the Levites served as scribes, officers and gatekeepers.
In context
11They gave it to the craftsmen and the builders to buy dressed stone, and timber for the joists and rafters of the buildings that the kings of Judah had ruined. 12The men did the work faithfully. Over them were set Jahath and Obadiah, Levites of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam of the sons of the Kohathites, to direct it; and there were Levites, every one of them skilled with musical instruments. 13They also had charge of the load-bearers and directed all who worked at any task; and some of the Levites served as scribes, officers and gatekeepers. 14As they were bringing out the silver that had been brought into the house of Yahweh, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Yahweh given through Moses. 15Hilkiah told Shaphan the secretary, “In the house of Yahweh I have found the book of the law.” Then he passed the book to Shaphan.
