1 Chronicles 23:7

7 Ladan and Shimei were Gershon's descendants.

1 Chronicles 23:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:7

Of the Gershonites were Laadan and Shimei.
] These two were the immediate posterity of Gershon; are the same with Libni and Shimhi, and heads of families, ( Exodus 6:17 ) .

1 Chronicles 23:7 In-Context

5 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.

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.

8 Ladan had three sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel.

9 Shimei had three sons: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran. They were the heads of Ladan's families.