1 When David had grown old after a long life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
2 He then gathered together all Israel’s leaders along with the priests and the Levites.
3 When the Levites were counted, the head count of every male 30 and older totaled 38,000.
4 Of these, there were 24,000 to supervise the work on the Lord’s temple, 6,000 officers and judges,
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.