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.
9. Shimei’s sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran — three. Those were the heads of the families of Ladan.
10. Shimei’s sons: Jahath, Zizah, Jeush, and Beriah. Those were Shimei’s sons — four.
11. Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; however, Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became an ancestral house and received a single assignment.