5. Moreover four alafim were sho'arim (gatekeepers); and four alafim praised Hashem with the kelim (instruments) which I made, said Dovid, to praise therewith.
6. And Dovid divided them into divisions among the Bnei Levi, namely, Gershon, Kehat, and Merari.
7. Of the Gershoni were La'dan, and Shimei.
8. The Bnei La'dan; the rosh was Yechiel, and Zetam, and Yoel, three.
9. The Bnei Shimei; Shlomit, and Chaziel, and Haran, three. These were the rashei avot of La'dan.