1 Chronicles 23:4-6

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⁴ David said, “24,000 will supervise the work of building the Lord’s Temple. 6000 will be court officers and judges. ⁵ 4000 will be gatekeepers, and 4000 will be musicians. I made special musical instruments for them. They will use them to praise the Lord.”

⁶ David separated the Levites into three groups. They were the tribes of Levi’s three sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.