Catholic Public Domain Version
"And David distributed them into courses according to the sons of Levi, specifically, Gershom, and Kohath, and Merari. "
— 1 Chronicles 23:6, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.”
“And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ”
“David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.”
“David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.”
“And David distributed them into courses by the families of the sons of Levi, to wit, of Gerson, and of Caath, and of Merari.”
“And David put them into divisions under the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.”
“And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.”
And the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward. And there were found thirty-eight thousand men.
Of these, twenty-four thousand were chosen and distributed to the ministry of the house of the Lord. Then six thousand were overseers and judges.
Moreover, four thousand were porters. And the same number were the singers of psalms to the Lord, with the musical instruments which he had made for the music.
And David distributed them into courses according to the sons of Levi, specifically, Gershom, and Kohath, and Merari.
The sons of Gershom: Ladan and Shimei.
The sons of Ladan: the leader Jahiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the leaders of the families of Ladan.