1 Chronicles 23:5-7

Complete Jewish Bible

⁵4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 sang praise to Adonai “with the instruments I made for the purpose of singing praise.”

⁶David organized them into divisions named after the sons of Levi — Gershon, K’hat and M’rari.

⁷For the Gershuni: La‘dan and Shim‘i.

1 Chronicles 23:5-7

New International Version

⁵Four 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)

⁶David separated^(C) the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi:^(D) Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

⁷Belonging to the Gershonites:^(E)

Ladan and Shimei.

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