The temple musicians

31 After the Sacred Chest was brought to Jerusalem, King David appointed some of the men who were descendants of Levi to be in charge of the music in the Sacred Tent where the people worshiped Yahweh. 32 Those musicians first sang and played their instruments in the Sacred Tent, which was also called the Tent of Meeting, and they continued to do that until Solomon’s workers built the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem. In all their work, they obeyed the instructions that David had given them.

33 Here is a list of the musicians and their sons:

• From Kohath’s descendants there was Heman, the leader of the singers.
  • Heman was the son of Joel.
  • Joel was the son of Samuel.
  • 34 Samuel was the son of Elkanah.
  • Elkanah was the son of Jeroham.
  • Jeroham was the son of Eliel.
  • Eliel was the son of Toah.
  • 35 Toah was the son of Zuph.
  • Zuph was the son of Elkanah.
  • Elkanah was the son of Mahath.
  • Mahath was the son of Amasai.
  • 36 Amasai was the son of another man whose name was Elkanah.
  • Elkanah was the son of Joel.
  • Joel was the son of Azariah.
  • Azariah was the son of Zephaniah.
  • 37 Zephaniah was the son of Tahath.
  • Tahath was the son of Assir.
  • Assir was the son of Ebiasaph.
  • Ebiasaph was the son of Korah.
  • 38 Korah was the son of Izhar.
  • Izhar was the son of Kohath.
  • Kohath was the son of Levi.
  • Levi was the son of Jacob.
  
  
• 39 Heman’s helper was Asaph. His group of singers stood at the right side of Heman.
  • Asaph was the son of Berekiah.
  • Berekiah was the son of Shimea.
  • 40 Shimea was the son of Michael.
  • Michael was the son of Baaseiah.
  • Baaseiah was the son of Malkijah.
  • 41 Malkijah was the son of Ethni.
  • Ethni was the son of Zerah.
  • Zerah was the son of Adaiah.
  • 42 Adaiah was the son of Ethan.
  • Ethan was the son of Zimmah.
  • Zimmah was the son of Shimei.
  • 43 Shimei was the son of Jahath.
  • Jahath was the son of Gershon,
  • and Gershon was the son of Levi.
  
  
• 44 A group of singers from Merari’s family helped Heman and Asaph. They stood to the left of Heman. The leader of this group was Ethan, the son of Kishi.
  • Kishi was the son of Abdi.
  • Abdi was the son of Malluch.
  • 45 Malluch was the son of Hashabiah.
  • Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah.
  • Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah.
  • 46 Hilkiah was the son of Amzi.
  • Amzi was the son of Bani.
  • Bani was the son of Shemer.
  • 47 Shemer was the son of Mahli.
  • Mahli was the son of Mushi.
  • Mushi was the son of Merari,
  • and Merari was the son of Levi.
  
  

48 The other descendants of Levi were appointed to do other work in the sacred tent, the place where the people worshiped Yahweh.

49 Aaron and his descendants were the ones who placed on the altar the sacrifices that were to be burned completely, and they burned incense on another altar. Those sacrifices were in order that Yahweh would no longer be angry with the people of Israel for having sinned. Those men also did other work in the Very Holy Place in the sacred tent, obeying the instructions that Moses, who served God well, had given to them.

• 50 These were the descendants of Aaron:
  • Aaron’s son was Eleazar.
  • Eleazar’s son was Phinehas.
  • Phinehas’s son was Abishua.
  • 51 Abishua’s son was Bukki.
  • Bukki’s son was Uzzi.
  • Uzzi’s son was Zerahiah.
  • 52 Zerahiah’s son was Meraioth.
  • Meraioth’s son was Amariah.
  • Amariah’s son was Ahitub.
  • 53 Ahitub’s son was Zadok,
  • and Zadok’s son was Ahimaaz.