4. David said, "From them, 24,000 will direct the work of the Lord's temple. And 6,000 will be officials and judges.
5. Another 4,000 will guard the gates. And 4,000 will praise the Lord with the instruments of music I've provided for that purpose."
6. David separated the Levites into groups. He did it based on the sons of Levi. The sons were Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
7. Ladan and Shimei belonged to the family of Gershon.
8. The sons of Ladan were Jehiel, Zetham and Joel. Jehiel was the oldest son. The total number of sons was three.