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When David had grown old and had lived out his years, he made his son Solomon king of Israel.
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He gathered all the officials of Israel and the priests and Levites.
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Every male Levite who was at least 30 years old was counted. There were 38,000.
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Of these, 24,000 were appointed to supervise the work on the LORD's temple, 6,000 were appointed to be officers and judges,
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4,000 were appointed to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 were appointed to praise the LORD with the instruments David had made for praising God.
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David organized the Levites into divisions based on which of Levi's sons (Gershon, Kohath, or Merari) they were descended from.
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Ladan and Shimei were Gershon's descendants.
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Ladan had three sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel.
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Shimei had three sons: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran. They were the heads of Ladan's families.
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Shimei's sons were Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. They were Shimei's four sons.