¹⁷ So the Levites appointed Heman^(A) son of Joel; from his relatives, Asaph^(B) son of Berekiah; and from their relatives the Merarites,^(C) Ethan son of Kushaiah;

¹⁹ The musicians Heman,^(A) Asaph and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals;

⁵ Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel,^[a] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals,

⁷ That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise^(A) to the Lord in this manner: