1 Tawarikh 16:4-6

16:4 He appointed some of the Levites to serve before the ark of the Lord, to offer prayers, songs of thanks, and hymns to the Lord God of Israel. 16:5 Asaph was the leader and Zechariah second in command, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They were to play stringed instruments; Asaph was to sound the cymbals; 16:6 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of God’s covenant.

1 Tawarikh 16:41

16:41 Joining them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord. (For his loyal love endures!) ¹ 

1 Tawarikh 23:30

23:30 They also stood in a designated place ²  every morning and offered thanks and praise to the Lord. They also did this in the evening

1 Tawarikh 25:1-3

David Organizes the Musicians

25:1 David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals. ³  The following men were assigned this responsibility: ⁴ 

25:2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were supervised by Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision. ⁵ 

25:3 From the sons of Jeduthun: ⁶  Gedaliah, Zeri, ⁷  Jeshaiah, ⁸  Hashabiah, and Mattithiah – six in all, ⁹  under supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied as he played a harp, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.

[16:41]  ¹ tn Perhaps this refers to the refrain of their songs of praise (see Ps 136). In this case one could translate, “to give thanks to the Lord with songs using the refrain, ‘For his loyal love endures.’”

[23:30]  ² tn Heb “and to stand.”

[25:1]  ³ tn Heb “David and the officers of the army set apart for service the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the ones prophesying by harps, by lyres, and by cymbals.”

[25:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “and their number was, the men of work for their service.”

[25:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “the sons of Asaph [were] upon the hand of Asaph, the one prophesying upon the hands of the king.”

[25:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “belonging to Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun.”

[25:3]  ⁷ tn This name appears as “Izri” in v. 10.

[25:3]  ⁸ tc One Hebrew ms and some LXX mss supply the name “Shimei” after “Jeshaiah.” Most Hebrew mss omit the name here (but cf. v. 17).

[25:3]  ⁹ tc The list includes only five names. Apparently the name “Shimei” (see v. 17), which appears in one medieval Hebrew ms and in the LXX, has been accidentally omitted from the Hebrew text.