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Of these to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah [are] twenty and four thousand, and officers and judges six thousand
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and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to Jehovah, `with instruments that I made for praising,' [saith David.]
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And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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Of the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.
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Sons of Laadan: the head [is] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.