6. David separated the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
7. Belonging to the Gershonites:Ladan and Shimei.
8. The sons of Ladan:Jehiel the first, Zetham and Joel – three in all.
9. The sons of Shimei:Shelomoth, Haziel and Haran – three in all.These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
10. And the sons of Shimei:Jahath, Ziza, Jeush and Beriah.These were the sons of Shimei – four in all.
11. Jahath was the first and Ziza the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; so they were counted as one family with one assignment.
12. The sons of Kohath:Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel – four in all.