And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Mera´ri: and the years of the life of Levi were a hundred thirty and seven years.
And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Ger´shonites: of Kohath, the family of the Ko´hathites: of Mera´ri, the family of the Mera´rites.
And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.
Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jedu´thun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was: