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When David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
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David assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.
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The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were counted, and the total was thirty-eight thousand.
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"Twenty-four thousand of these," David said, "shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, six thousand shall be officers and judges
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four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise."
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And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.
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The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel, three.
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The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of families of Ladan.
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And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.