1 Chronicles 6:30-41

6:30 his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, and his son Asaiah.

Professional Musicians

6:31 These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary, ¹  after the ark was placed there. 6:32 They performed music ²  before the sanctuary ³  of the meeting tent until Solomon built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. ⁴  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, ⁵  son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, 6:40 son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, ⁶  son of Malkijah, 6:41 son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,

[6:31]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[6:32]  ¹ tn Heb “they were serving…with music.”

[6:32]  ² tn Or traditionally “tabernacle.”

[6:32]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[6:39]  ¹ tn Heb “and his brother Asaph, the one who stood at his right hand.”

[6:40]  ¹ tc A few Hebrew mss, one LXX ms, and the Syriac read “Maaseiah.”