1 Chronicles 25:1
David and the leaders of the Levites chose men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to serve by prophesying accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is the list of those who performed this service:
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1 Samuel 10:5Next you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have a garrison. As you come into town, you will meet a procession of prophets coming down from the high place led by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
2 Kings 3:15Now bring me a musician.” While the musician played, the Lord's power came upon Elisha,
1 Chronicles 6:33Here are the men who served, together with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman, the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
1 Chronicles 6:44To Heman's left served sons of Merari: Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
1 Chronicles 13:8David and all of Israel were celebrating before the Lord as loudly as possible, singing songs and playing music on lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
1 Chronicles 15:19The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to strike the bronze cymbals;
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 25:1
David, having settled the courses of these Levites that were to attend the priests in their ministrations, proceeds, in this chapter, to put those into a method that were appointed to be singers and musicians in the temple. Here is, I. The persons that were to be employed, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun ( ver. 1 ), their sons ( ver. 2-6 ), and other skilful persons, ver. 7 . II. The order in which they were to attend determined by lot, ver. 8-31 . Read the whole commentary →