5. 4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 praising the Lord with instruments made for offering praise.
6. Then David divided them into three groups named after Levi’s family members: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7. The Gershonites included Ladan and Shimei.
8. Ladan’s family: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.
9. Jehiel’s family: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the households of Ladan.
10. Shimei’s family: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were Shimei’s family:
11. Jahath was the first, and Ziza the second; since Jeush and Beriah didn’t have many children, they became a single household.
12. Kohath’s family: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.