1 Chronicles 15:16
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1 Chr 15:16
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Then David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives the singers, with instruments of music, harps, lyres, loud-sounding cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.
1 Chr 15:17
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So the Levites appointed 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,
1 Chr 15:18
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and with them their relatives of the second rank, Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.
1 Chr 15:19
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So the singers, Heman, Asaph and Ethan {were appointed} to sound aloud cymbals of bronze;
1 Chr 15:20
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and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah, with harps {tuned} to alamoth;
1 Chr 15:21
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and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel and Azaziah, to lead with lyres tuned to the sheminith.
1 Chr 15:22
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Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was {in charge of} the singing; he gave instruction in singing because he was skillful.
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