KJV King James Version
And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
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1 Chronicles 15:20
And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.
WEB World English Bible
and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;
ASV American Standard Version
and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries set to Alamoth;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jeheil, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries besides virgins,
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 15
17 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
18 And with them their brethren of the second [degree], Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.
19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, [were appointed] to sound with cymbals of brass;
20 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, [was] for song: he instructed about the song, because he [was] skilful.
23 And Berechiah and Elkanah [were] doorkeepers for the ark.
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וּזְכַרְיָ֨הH2148 · ze.khar.yahZechariahוַעֲזִיאֵ֜לH5815 · a.zi.elAzielוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֤וֹתH8070 · she.mi.ra.motShemiramothוִֽיחִיאֵל֙H3171 · ye.chi.elJehielוְעֻנִּ֣יH6042 · un.niUnniוֶֽאֱלִיאָ֔בH446 · e.li.avEliabוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּH4641 · ma.a.se.yahMaaseiahוּבְנָיָ֑הוּH1141 · be.na.yahBenaiahבִּנְבָלִ֖יםH5035 · ne.velbagעַל־H5921 · aluponעֲלָמֽוֹת׃H5961 · a.la.motAlamoth
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