1 Chronicles 15:17

And the Levites appoint Heman son of Joel, and of his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah, and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

Literal Standard Version

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

16And David says to the heads of the Levites to appoint their brothers the singers, with instruments of song, psalteries, and harps, and cymbals, sounding, to lift up with the voice for joy.

18and with them their brothers, the seconds [in rank]: Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah; and Obed-Edom and Jeiel the gatekeepers;

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Cross References

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

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

1 Chronicles 6:39And his brother Asaph, who is standing on his right—Asaph, son of Berachiah, son of Shimea,

1 Chronicles 15:19and the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, [are] to sound with cymbals of bronze;

1 Chronicles 16:42and with them—Heman and Jeduthun—[are] trumpets and cymbals for those sounding, and instruments of the song of God, and the sons of Jeduthun [are] at the gate.

Psalms 73:1A PSALM OF ASAPH. Surely God [is] good to Israel, to the clean of heart. And I—as a little thing, || My feet have been turned aside,

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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