¹⁷ So the Levites appointed ^(A)Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers ^(B)Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari, their brothers, ^(C)Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

⁴⁴ On the left hand were their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,

³⁹ and his brother ^(A)Asaph, who stood on his right hand, namely, Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

³³ These are the men who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer the son of Joel, son of ^(A)Samuel,

O God, Do Not Keep Silence

A Song. A Psalm of ^(A)Asaph.

Book Three

God Is My Strength and Portion Forever

A Psalm of ^(A)Asaph.

David Organizes the Musicians

25 David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of ^(A)Asaph, and of ^(B)Heman, and of ^(C)Jeduthun, who ^(D)prophesied with lyres, with ^(E)harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was: ² Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who ^(F)prophesied under the direction of the king. ³ Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,^[a] Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, ^(G)who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord. ⁴ Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. ⁵ All these were the sons of Heman ^(H)the king's seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

¹⁹ The singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound bronze cymbals;

² The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.