1 Chronicles 23:5-7
Names of God Bible
5 4,000 were appointed to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 were appointed to praise Yahweh with the instruments David had made for praising God. 6 David organized the Levites into divisions based on which of Levi’s sons (Gershon, Kohath, or Merari) they were descended from.
7 Ladan and Shimei were Gershon’s descendants.
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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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1 Chronicles 23:5-7
New King James Version
5 four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand (A)praised the Lord with musical instruments, (B)“which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.”
6 Also (C)David separated them into [a]divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Of the (D)Gershonites: [b]Laadan and Shimei.
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- 1 Chronicles 23:6 groups
- 1 Chronicles 23:7 Libni, Ex. 6:17
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