5. four thousand will be guards at the temple, and four thousand will praise the Lord by playing the musical instruments I have given them.”
6. David then divided the Levites into three groups according to the clans of Levi's sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7. Gershon had two sons: Ladan and Shimei.
8. Ladan was the father of Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel.
9. They were all family leaders among their father's descendants. Shimei was the father of Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.
10-11. Later, Shimei had four more sons, in the following order: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. But Jeush and Beriah didn't have many children, so their descendants were counted as one family.
12. Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.