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1 Chronicles 15:21

AzaziahEliphelehJeielMattithiahMikneiah

19 The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.

20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.

And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.

22 Chenaniah the head Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled.

23 Berechiah and Elkanah were to be guardians of the ark.

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BSB
And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.
KJV
And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
WEB
and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.
ASV
and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps set to the Sheminith, to lead.
DARBY
and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to lead [the singing].
BLB
and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with lyres according to Sheminith, to oversee.
ÅB
og Mattitja og Eliflehu og Mikneja og Obed-Edom og Je'iel og Asasja på citarer etter Sjeminit[^2] for å lede sangen.
OTB
og Mattitja, Elifelehu, Mikneja, Obed-Edom, Jeiel og Asasja
med lyrer stemt til sjeminitt, for å lede sangen.
B1930
og Mattitja og Eliflehu og Mikneja og Obed-Edom og Je'iel og Asasja på citarer efter Sjeminit for å lede sangen. / < sannsynligvis en toneart, SLM 6, 1.>

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  • 1 Chronicles 15:18

    and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.

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  • Psalms 150:3

    Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.

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  • Psalms 81:1–2

    Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.

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  • Psalms 92:3

    with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.

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  • Psalms 6:1–10

    O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

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  • 1 Chronicles 25:6–7

    All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.

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  • 1 Samuel 10:5

    After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.

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  • Psalms 12:1

    Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.

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