KJV King James Version
Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
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1 Chronicles 16:5
Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals
WEB World English Bible
Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with stringed instruments and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;
ASV American Standard Version
Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with psalteries and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Asaph the head, and his second Zechariah; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of psalteries, and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals is sounding;
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 16
2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon [of wine].
4 And he appointed [certain] of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:
5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
7 Then on that day David delivered first [this psalm] to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
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אָסָ֥ףH623 · a.saphAsaphהָרֹ֖אשׁH7218 · roshheadוּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּH4932 · mish.nehSecond [Quarter]זְכַרְיָ֑הH2148 · ze.khar.yahZechariahיְעִיאֵ֡לH3273 · ye.i.elJeielוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתH8070 · she.mi.ra.motShemiramothוִֽיחִיאֵ֡לH3171 · ye.chi.elJehielוּמַתִּתְיָ֡הH4993 · mat.tit.yahMattithiahוֶאֱלִיאָ֡בH446 · e.li.avEliabוּבְנָיָהוּ֩H1141 · be.na.yahBenaiahוְעֹבֵ֨דH5654 · o.ved e.domObed-edomאֱדֹ֜םH5654 · o.ved e.domObed-edomוִֽיעִיאֵ֗לH3273 · ye.i.elJeielבִּכְלֵ֤יH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilנְבָלִים֙H5035 · ne.velbagוּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹתH3658 · kin.norlyreוְאָסָ֖ףH623 · a.saphAsaphבַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםH4700 · me.tse.letcymbalמַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃H8085 · sha.mato hear: hear
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 6:39And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, [even] Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,1 Chronicles 25:1-6Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:1 Chronicles 15:16-24And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren [to be] the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.2 Chronicles 29:25And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for [so was] the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.
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