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1 Chronicles 23:5
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4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 sang praise to ADONAI "with the instruments I made for the purpose of singing praise."
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A census of L'vi'im thirty years old and over was taken, and their number came to 38,000.
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Of these, 24,000 were to oversee the work on the house of ADONAI, while 6,000 were officials and judges
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4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 sang praise to ADONAI "with the instruments I made for the purpose of singing praise."
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David organized them into divisions named after the sons of Levi - Gershon, K'hat and M'rari.
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For the Gershuni: La'dan and Shim'i.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.