1 Chronicles 23:7
The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
What it says
The Gershonites are named through the lines of Ladan and Shimei.
What it is doing
This verse opens the Gershonite register by naming its two main branches.
In context
7The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. 8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel— three in all. 9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran— three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan. 10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei— four in all. 11Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.