aSee ch. 16:4-6
1 Chronicles 6:31-38
31These are the men awhom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the Lord bafter the ark rested there. 32They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they performed their service according to their order. 33These are the men who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer the son of Joel, son of cSamuel, 34son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, 35son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, 36son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, 37son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, 38son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel;1 Chronicles 13:8
8And David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, with song and dlyres and harps and tambourines and cymbals and trumpets.1 Chronicles 15:27-28
27David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as also were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers and Chenaniah the leader of the music of the singers. And David wore a linen ephod. 28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, to the sound of the horn, etrumpets, and cymbals, and made loud music on fharps and lyres.1 Chronicles 16:42
42Heman and Jeduthun had trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments gfor sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were appointed to the gate.1 Chronicles 23:5
54,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments hthat I have made for praise.”1 Chronicles 25:1-6
David Organizes the Musicians
1David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of iAsaph, and of jHeman, and of kJeduthun, who lprophesied with lyres, with mharps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was: 2Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who nprophesied under the direction of the king. 3Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, ▼▼One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts lack Shimei
Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, pwho prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord. 4Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. 5All these were the sons of Heman qthe king’s seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6They were all under the direction of their father in the music in the house of the Lord with cymbals, rharps, and lyres for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order of the king. 2 Chronicles 29:28-30
28The whole assembly worshiped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded. All this continued until the burnt offering was finished. 29When the offering was finished, sthe king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped. 30And Hezekiah the king and the officials commanded the Levites to sing praises to the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed down and worshiped.Nehemiah 12:36
36and his relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, twith the musical instruments of David uthe man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them.Nehemiah 12:46
46For long ago in the days of David and vAsaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs ▼▼Or leaders
of praise and thanksgiving to God.
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