6. David divided the Levites into three groups, according to their clans: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7. Gershon had two sons: Ladan and Shimei.
8. Ladan had three sons: Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel,
9. who were the heads of the clans descended from Ladan. (Shimei had three sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.)
10-11. Shimei had four sons: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah, in order of age. Jeush and Beriah did not have many descendants, so they were counted as one clan.
12. Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13. His eldest son, Amram, was the father of Aaron and Moses. (Aaron and his descendants were set apart to be in charge of the sacred objects for ever, to burn incense in the worship of the Lord, to serve him, and to bless the people in his name.
14. But the sons of Moses, the man of God, were included among the Levites.)
15. Moses had two sons, Gershom and Eliezer.
16. The leader among Gershom's sons was Shebuel.
17. Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, but Rehabiah had many descendants.
18. Kohath's second son, Izhar, had a son, Shelomith, the head of the clan.
19. Kohath's third son, Hebron, had four sons: Jeriah, Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20. Kohath's fourth son, Uzziel, had two sons, Micah and Isshiah.
21. Merari had two sons, Mahli and Mushi. Mahli also had two sons, Eleazar and Kish,
22. but Eleazar died without having any sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.
23. Merari's second son, Mushi, had three sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth.
24. These were the descendants of Levi, by clans and families, every one of them registered by name. Each of his descendants, twenty years of age or older, had a share in the work of the Lord's Temple.