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1 Chronicles 23:6

DavidGershonKohathLeviMerari

4 “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,

5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”

Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

7 The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.

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BSB
Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
KJV
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
WEB
David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
ASV
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
DARBY
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
BLB
And David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
ÅB
Og David delte dem i skifter etter Levis sønner, Gerson, Kahat og Merari.
OTB
David organiserte dem i divisjoner etter Levis sønner:
Gershon, Kehat og Merari.
B1930
Og David delte dem i skifter efter Levis sønner, Gerson, Kahat og Merari.

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  • 2 Chronicles 8:14

    In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.

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  • 1 Chronicles 6:1

    The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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  • 1 Chronicles 6:16

    The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

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  • 2 Chronicles 29:25

    Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.

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  • Ezra 6:18

    They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.

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  • Numbers 26:57–58

    Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.

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  • 1 Chronicles 26:1

    These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

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  • 1 Chronicles 24:1

    These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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