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The doorkeepers were
"The guards were" or "The gatekeepers were"
Shallum ... Akkub ... Talmon ... Ahiman ... Kore ... Ebiasaph
These are all the names of men. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
they stood guard at the king's gate on the east side for the camp of Levi's descendants
"Levi's descendants guarded the king's gate on the east side of their camp"
Korahites
descendants of Korah (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
the door to the tent ... the entrance
These phrases both refer to the entrance of the tent of meeting, or the tabernacle.
the tent
This is a metonym for the second temple, which the people built after they returned from Babylon. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)