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.
10. The sons of Shimei wereJahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah.These four were the sons of Shimei.
11. Now Jahath was the first and Ziza the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one unit for their father’s house.
12. The sons of Kohath wereAmram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four in all.
13. The sons of Amram wereAaron and Moses,but Aaron was set apart to consecrate the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to minister to Him, and to bless in His name forever.
14. As for Moses, the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
15. The sons of Moses wereGershom and Eliezer.
16. The son of Gershom wasShubael the chief.
17. The son of Eliezer wasRehabiah the chief.Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
18. The son of Izhar wasShelomith the chief.
19. The sons of Hebron wereJeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20. The sons of Uzziel wereMicah the first and Ishiah the second.
21. The sons of Merari wereMahli and Mushi.The sons of Mahli wereEleazar and Kish.
22. Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters, so the sons of Kish, their brothers, took them as wives.
23. The sons of Mushi wereMahli, Eder, and Jerimoth, three.
24. These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ houses, the heads of the fathers’ houses as they were registered by the number of their names according to their head count, those doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and up.
25. For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever.