39 and Heman’s associate Asaph,(A) who served at his right hand:

Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea,(B)

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33 Here are the men who served, together with their sons:

From the Kohathites:

Heman,(A) the musician,

the son of Joel,(B) the son of Samuel,

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41 With them were Heman(A) and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord, “for his love endures forever.”

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42 Heman and Jeduthun were responsible for the sounding of the trumpets and cymbals and for the playing of the other instruments for sacred song.(A) The sons of Jeduthun(B) were stationed at the gate.

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17 Mattaniah(A) son of Mika, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph,(B) the director who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.(C)

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“After that you will go to Gibeah(A) of God, where there is a Philistine outpost.(B) As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets(C) coming down from the high place(D) with lyres, timbrels,(E) pipes(F) and harps(G) being played before them, and they will be prophesying.(H)

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15 But now bring me a harpist.”(A)

While the harpist was playing, the hand(B) of the Lord came on Elisha

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16 David(A) told the leaders of the Levites(B) to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians(C) to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.(D)

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The Temple Musicians(A)

31 These are the men(B) David put in charge of the music(C) in the house of the Lord after the ark came to rest there.

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12 All the Levites who were musicians(A)—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps and lyres. They were accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.(B)

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14 In keeping with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions(A) of the priests for their duties, and the Levites(B) to lead the praise and to assist the priests according to each day’s requirement. He also appointed the gatekeepers(C) by divisions for the various gates, because this was what David the man of God(D) had ordered.(E)

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12 The workers labored faithfully.(A) Over them to direct them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites descended from Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descended from Kohath. The Levites—all who were skilled in playing musical instruments—(B)

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15 The musicians,(A) the descendants of Asaph, were in the places prescribed by David, Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun the king’s seer. The gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made the preparations for them.

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10 When the builders laid(A) the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets,(B) and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise(C) the Lord, as prescribed by David(D) king of Israel.(E)

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