1 Chronicles 15:21

15:21 Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to play the lyres according to the sheminith style, ¹  as led by ²  the director;

1 Chronicles 23:4

23:4 David said, ³  “Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the Lord’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;

[15:21]  ¹ tn The meaning of the Hebrew word שְׁמִינִית (shÿminit) is uncertain; perhaps it refers to a particular style of music. See HALOT 1562 s.v. שְׁמִינֹי.

[15:21]  ² tn Heb “for” or “according to.”

[23:4]  ³ tn The words “David said” are supplied here in the translation for clarification. The appearance of the first person verb “I supplied” in v. 5 indicates that David is speaking here.