1 Chronicles 15:17

So the Levites assigned Heman the son of Joel; and from his relatives Asaph the son of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari, their relatives, Ethan the son of Kushaiah.

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In The King James Version

So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

In Context

16David also instructed the leaders of the Levites to assign from their relatives singers who would sing loudly for joy, accompanied by musicians playing lyres, and harps, and cymbals.

18The second group of Levites consisted of Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah; and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 6:18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

1 Chronicles 6:29The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

1 Chronicles 6:39Asaph, Heman's relative, who served beside him on the right: Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea,

1 Chronicles 15:19The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to strike the bronze cymbals;

1 Chronicles 16:42Heman and Jeduthun used their trumpets and cymbals to make music to accompany the songs of God. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the gate.

Psalms 73:1Truly God is good to Israel, to those whose minds are pure.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 15:2-25

The Removal of the Ark. ( b. c. 1047.) 1 And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. 2 Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. 3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it. 4 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites: 5 Of… Read the whole commentary →

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