1 Chronicles 15:17
15 And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.
16 And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
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;
18 And with them their brethren of the second degree, 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 porters.
19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
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- BSB
- So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
- KJV
- 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;
- WEB
- So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
- ASV
- 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;
- DARBY
- And 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;
- BLB
- And the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
- ÅB
- Da stilte levittene fram Heman, sønn av Joel, og av hans brødre Asaf, sønn av Berekja, og av deres brødre Meraris barn Etan, sønn av Kusaja,
- OTB
- Så valgte levittene:
Heman, Joels sønn,
og fra hans slektninger Asaf, Berekjas sønn,
og fra Meraris sønner deres slektninger, Etan, Kusjajas sønn; - B1930
- Da stilte levittene frem Heman, sønn av Joel, og av hans brødre Asaf, sønn av Berekja, og av deres brødre Meraris barn Etan, sønn av Kusaja,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 6:39
And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
Read in context1 Chronicles 6:33
And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
Read in context1 Chronicles 6:44
And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
Read in context1 Chronicles 15:19
So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
Read in context1 Samuel 8:2
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
Read in contextPsalms 73:1
Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
Read in context1 Chronicles 25:1–5
Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
Read in contextPsalms 83:1
Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
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