2 He gathered together all of the leaders of Israel. He also gathered the priests and the Levites together.
3 The Levites who were 30 years old or more were counted. The total number of men was 38,000.
4 David said, "From them, 24,000 will direct the work of the Lord's temple. And 6,000 will be officials and judges.
5 Another 4,000 will guard the gates. And 4,000 will praise the Lord with the instruments of music I've provided for that purpose."
6 David separated the Levites into groups. He did it based on the sons of Levi. The sons were Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
7 Ladan and Shimei belonged to the family of Gershon.
8 The sons of Ladan were Jehiel, Zetham and Joel. Jehiel was the oldest son. The total number of sons was three.