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

⁴⁴ Their brethren, the sons of Merari, on the left hand, were ^[a]Ethan the son of ^[b]Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

³⁹ And his brother ^(A)Asaph, who stood at his right hand, was Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

³³ And these are the ones who ^[a]ministered with their sons: Of the sons of the ^(A)Kohathites were Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

Prayer to Frustrate Conspiracy Against Israel

A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.

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A Psalm of ^(A)Asaph.

The Musicians

25 Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of ^(A)Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was: ² Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and ^[a]Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were ^[b]under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king. ³ Of ^(B)Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, ^[c]Zeri, Jeshaiah, ^[d]Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, ^[e]six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord. ⁴ Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, ^[f]Uzziel, ^[g]Shebuel, ^[h]Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. ⁵ All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to ^[i]exalt his ^(C)horn. For God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

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

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