Holman Christian Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 23:5-8 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

5. 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments that I have made for worship.”

6. Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

7. The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

8. Ladan’s sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel — three.