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and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith. And David divided them into [a]courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Of the Gershonites: [b]Ladan and Shimei.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 23:6 Hebrew divisions.
  2. 1 Chronicles 23:7 In 6:17, Libni.

Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the musical instruments(A) I have provided for that purpose.”(B)

David separated(C) the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi:(D) Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

Gershonites

Belonging to the Gershonites:(E)

Ladan and Shimei.

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