David’s Musicians

³¹ These are the men^[a] to whom David handed responsibility for music in the Temple of the Lord, after the ark came to rest there. ³² They ministered in song^[b] in front of the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon had built the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They served in accordance with orders of service designated for them.

³³ These are the men who served, including their descendants: From the descendants of Kohath, there was^[c] Heman the singer, who had been fathered by Joel, who had been fathered by Samuel, ³⁴ who had been fathered by Elkanah, who had been fathered by Jeroham, who had been fathered by Eliel, who had been fathered by Toah, ³⁵ who had been fathered by Zuph, who had been fathered by Elkanah, who had been fathered by Mahath, who had been fathered by Amasai, ³⁶ who had been fathered by Elkanah, who had been fathered by Joel, who had been fathered by Azariah, who had been fathered by Zephaniah, ³⁷ who had been fathered by Tahath, who had been fathered by Assir, who had been fathered by Ebiasaph, who had been fathered by Korah, ³⁸ who had been fathered by Izhar, who had been fathered by Kohath, who had been fathered by Levi, who had been fathered by Israel.

³⁹ There was also^[d] his brother Asaph, who stood to Heman’s^[e] right. Asaph had been fathered by Berechiah, who had been fathered by Shimea, ⁴⁰ who had been fathered by Michael, who had been fathered by Baaseiah, who had been fathered by Malchijah, ⁴¹ who had been fathered by Ethni, who had been fathered by Zerah, who had been fathered by Adaiah, ⁴² who had been fathered by Ethan, who had been fathered by Zimmah, who had been fathered by Shimei, ⁴³ who had been fathered by Jahath, who had been fathered by Gershom, and who had been fathered by Levi.

⁴⁴ To Heman’s^[f] left were their relatives who were Merari’s sons: Ethan, who had been fathered by Kishi, who had been fathered by Abdi, who had been fathered by Malluch, ⁴⁵ who had been fathered by Hashabiah, who had been fathered by Amaziah, who had been fathered by Hilkiah, ⁴⁶ who had been fathered by Amzi, who had been fathered by Bani, who had been fathered by Shemer, ⁴⁷ who had been fathered by Mahli, who had been fathered by Mushi, who had been fathered by Merari, who had been fathered by Levi,