5 four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand apraised the Lord with musical instruments, b“which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.”
6 Also aDavid separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Of the aGershonites: Laadan and Shimei.
8 The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel—three in all.
9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Laadan.
10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.
11 Jahath was the first and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they were assigned as one father’s house.
12 aThe sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
13 The sons of aAmram: Aaron and Moses; and bAaron was set apart, he and his sons forever, that he should1 sanctify the most holy things, cto burn incense before the Lord, dto minister to Him, and eto give the blessing in His name forever.
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