5. four thousand shall be gatekeepers, and four thousand shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise.”
6. David assigned them to divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7. From the Gershonites:Ladan and Shimei.
8. The sons of Ladan werefirst Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel, three in all.
9. The sons of Shimei wereShelomith, Haziel, and Haran, three.These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Ladan.