King James Version (KJV)
1 Chronicles 23:6
“And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.”
Verse in context — 1 Chronicles 23
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Of which, twenty and four thousand [were] to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand [were] officers and judges:
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Moreover four thousand [were] porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise [therewith].
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And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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Of the Gershonites [were], Laadan, and Shimei.
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The sons of Laadan; the chief [was] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
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Genealogies and David’s reign, emphasizing temple worship.
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