And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise {and} to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.

Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,

Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,

Unto the sons of Merari {were given} by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these {are} the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

And these {are} they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, {were} written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation {shall be} the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest {shall be} chief over the chief of the Levites, {and have} the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, {were} porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. {thresholds: or, treasuries, or, assemblies}