6 And David organized them in divisions corresponding to ^jthe sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

14 According to the ruling of David his father, he appointed the ^wdivisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their offices of praise and ministry before the priests as the duty of each day required, and the gatekeepers in their divisions at each gate, for so David the ^xman of God had commanded.