1 Chronicles 23:6

The Divisions of the Levites

54,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.” 6Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

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Berean Standard Bible
Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
American Standard Version (1901)
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Bible in Basic English
And David put them into divisions under the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And David distributed them into courses by the families of the sons of Levi, to wit, of Gerson, and of Caath, and of Merari.
Free Bible Version
David divided them into sections corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Geneva Bible 1599
So Dauid deuided offices vnto them, to wit, to the sonnes of Leui, to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
King James (Authorized) Version
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Translation for Translators
David divided the descendants of Levi into three family groups; each group consisted of men who were descendants of one of the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Unlocked Literal Bible
He divided them into groups that corresponded to Levi's sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Noah Webster Bible
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely , Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
World English Bible
David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Young's Literal Translation
And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.