^6 (A)And David organized them in divisions ^(B)corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

¹⁴ According to the ruling of David his father, he appointed ^(A)the divisions of the priests for their service, ^(B)and the Levites for their offices of praise and ^(C)ministry before the priests ^(D)as the duty of each day required, and ^(E)the gatekeepers in their divisions at each gate, for so David ^(F)the man of God had commanded.

Descendants of Levi

6 ^{[a] (A)}The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

¹⁸ And they set the priests ^(A)in their divisions and the Levites ^(B)in their divisions, for the service of God at Jerusalem, ^(C)as it is written in the Book of Moses.

^25 (A)And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres, ^(B)according to the commandment of David and of Gad ^(C)the king's seer and of ^(D)Nathan the prophet, for the commandment was from the Lord through his prophets.

^16 [a] The ^(A)sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

¹⁰ When the service had been prepared for, the priests ^(A)stood in their place, ^(B)and the Levites in their divisions according to the king's command.

² And Hezekiah appointed ^(A)the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, division by division, each according to his service, the priests and the Levites, ^(B)for burnt offerings and peace offerings, to minister in the gates of the camp of the Lord and to give thanks and praise.

Divisions of the Gatekeepers

26 As for the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

David Organizes the Priests

24 The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of ^(A)Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.