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1 Chronicles 23:6
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1 Chronicles 23:6
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi,
&c.] Into three classes, according to the number of them, which follow: namely,
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari;
see ( Exodus 6:16 ) .
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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1 Chronicles 23:6 In-Context
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Of these, 24,000 were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD ; and 6,000 were officers and judges
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and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 were praising the LORD with the instruments which David made for giving praise.
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David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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Of the Gershonites were Ladan and Shimei.
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The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel, three.
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1 Chronicles 6:1
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