16. David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up their voices with joy.

17. So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, ASAPH the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

18. and with them their brothers of the second rank, Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.

19. So the singers, Heman, ASAPH, and Ethan, were given cymbals of brass to sound aloud;

5. ASAPH the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with stringed instruments and with harps; and ASAPH with cymbals, sounding aloud;

6. with Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

7. Then on that day David first ordained to give thanks to The LORD, by the hand of ASAPH and his brothers.

1. Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of ASAPH, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. The number of those who did the work according to their service was:

2. of the sons of ASAPH: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. The sons of ASAPH were under the hand of ASAPH, who prophesied at the order of the king.

3. Of Jeduthun; the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD with the harp.

4. Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

5. All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

6. All these were under the hands of their father for song in The LORD's house, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God's house; ASAPH, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.

7. The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to The LORD, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight.

8. They cast lots for their offices, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the student.

9. Now the first lot came out for ASAPH to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, he and his brothers and sons were twelve;

also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, even ASAPH, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brothers, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them one hundred twenty priests sounding with trumpets);

The singers the sons of ASAPH were in their place, according to the commandment of David, ASAPH, Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the gatekeepers were at every gate. They didn't need to depart from their service, because their brothers the Levites prepared for them.

For in the days of David and ASAPH of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.