1 Chronicles 23:5-7
Easy-to-Read Version
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.
The Gershon Family Group
7 From the tribe of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 23:5-7
New International Version
5 Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the musical instruments(A) I have provided for that purpose.”(B)
6 David separated(C) the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi:(D) Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
Gershonites
7 Belonging to the Gershonites:(E)
Ladan and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 23:5-7
King James Version
5 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
6 And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
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