# To Obed Edom was assigned the south gate, and his sons were assigned the storehouses
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Obed Edom was responsible for guarding the south gate, and his sons guarded the storehouses" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# Obed Edom
See how you translated this man's name in [1 Chronicles 26:4](./04.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])