¹⁵ The Levites carried God’s chest with poles on their shoulders, just as Moses had commanded according to the Lord’s word.

¹⁶ Then David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint some of their relatives as singers to raise their voices joyfully, accompanied by musical instruments, including harps, lyres, and cymbals.

¹⁷ So the Levites appointed Heman, Joel’s son; and from his relatives, Asaph, Berechiah’s son; and from their Merarite relatives, Ethan, Kushaiah’s son;