7. Of the Gershonites; Ladan and Shimei.
8. The sons of Ladan; Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
9. The sons of Shimei; Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan.
10. And the sons of Shimei; Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
11. And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.
12. The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13. The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, for ever.
14. But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
15. The sons of Moses; Gershom and Eliezer.
16. The sons of Gershom; Shebuel the chief.
17. And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
18. The sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
19. The sons of Hebron; Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20. The sons of Uzziel; Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
21. The sons of Merari; Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar and Kish.
22. And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.
23. The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24. These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' houses of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from twenty years old and upward.
25. For David said, The LORD, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever: