⁷ The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

⁸ Ladan’s sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel—three.

⁹ Shimei’s sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three. Those were the heads of the families of Ladan.

¹⁰ Shimei’s sons: Jahath, Zizah,^[a] Jeush, and Beriah. Those were Shimei’s sons—four. ¹¹ Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; however, Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became one family^[b] and received a single assignment.