1 Chronicles 6:31-48
Professional Musicians
6:31 These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary, after the ark was placed there.
6:32 They performed music before the sanctuary of the meeting tent until Solomon built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. They carried out their tasks according to regulations.
6:33 These are the ones who served along with their sons:
From the Kohathites:
Heman the musician, son of Joel, son of Samuel,
6:34 son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,
6:35 son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,
6:36 son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,
6:37 son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,
6:38 son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.
6:39 Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph, son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,
6:40 son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malkijah,
6:41 son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,
6:42 son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,
6:43 son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.
6:44 Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari, led by Ethan, son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,
6:45 son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,
6:46 son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,
6:47 son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
6:48 The rest of their fellow Levites were assigned to perform the remaining tasks at God’s sanctuary.
1 Chronicles 16:4-7
16:4 He appointed some of the Levites to serve before the ark of the
Lord, to offer prayers, songs of thanks, and hymns to the
Lord God of Israel.
16:5 Asaph was the leader and Zechariah second in command, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They were to play stringed instruments; Asaph was to sound the cymbals;
16:6 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of God’s covenant.
David Thanks God
16:7 That day David first gave to Asaph and his colleagues this song of thanks to the Lord:
1 Chronicles 23:5
23:5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the
Lord with the instruments I supplied for worship.”
1 Chronicles 23:2
23:2 David assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites.
1 Chronicles 29:25-26
29:25 The
Lord greatly magnified Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater majesty than any king of Israel before him.
David’s Reign Comes to an End
29:26 David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.