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

I Will Sing of the Steadfast Love of the Lord

A Maskil^[a] of ^(A)Ethan the Ezrahite.

⁶ They were all under the direction of their father in the music in the house of the Lord with cymbals, ^(A)harps, and lyres for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order 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, ^(A)who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.

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:

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;