3 David counted the Levites who were 30 years old and older. In all, there were 38,000 Levites.
4 David said, “Of these, 24,000 Levites will direct the work of the Temple of the Lord. And 6,000 Levites will be officers and judges.
5 And 4,000 Levites will be gatekeepers. And 4,000 Levites will praise the Lord with musical instruments. I made these instruments for them to use for praise.”
6 David separated the Levites into three groups. These groups were led by Levi’s three sons: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
7 From the people of Gershon, there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 Ladan had three sons. His first son was Jehiel. His other sons were Zetham and Joel.
9 Shimei’s sons were Shelomoth, Haziel and Haran. These three sons were leaders of Ladan’s families.