1 Chronicles 6:31-47

New English Translation

Professional Musicians

³¹ These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary,^[a] after the ark was placed there. ³² They performed music^[b] before the sanctuary^[c] of the meeting tent until Solomon built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. They carried out their tasks according to regulations.

³³ These are the ones who served along with their sons:

From the Kohathites: Heman the musician, son of Joel, son of Samuel, ³⁴ son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, ³⁵ son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, ³⁶ son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, ³⁷ son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, ³⁸ son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.

³⁹ Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph,^[d] son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, ⁴⁰ son of Michael, son of Baaseiah,^[e] son of Malkijah, ⁴¹ son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, ⁴² son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, ⁴³ son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.

⁴⁴ Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari, led by^[f] Ethan, son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, ⁴⁵ son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, ⁴⁶ son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, ⁴⁷ son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.