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1. One of the Levites whom David commanded to play the harp when the ark of God was brought from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem (1 Chr 15:18-22), and who retained a permanent position under Asaph as one of the ministers of the ark (16:4-5).

Show passage in OET: CH1 15:18–22

OET-RV CH1 15:18

18 along with their Levite cousins: Zekaryah (Zechariah), Ben, Ya’aziel, Shemiramot, Yehiel, Uni, Eliav, Benayah, Ma’aseyah, Matityah, Elifelehu, Mikneyah, and two of the temple gatekeepers, Oved-Edom and Yeiel.

OET-RV CH1 15:19

19 Heyman, Asaf, and Eytan sang and also played bronze cymbals.

OET-RV CH1 15:20

20 Zekaryah, Aziel, Shemiramot, Yehiel, Uni, Eliav, Ma’aseyah, and Benayah played harps in a certain musical style.

OET-RV CH1 15:21

21 Matityah, Elifelehu, Mikneyah, Oved-Edom, Yeiel, and Azazyah played lyres in a different musical style.

OET-RV CH1 15:22

22 Kenanyah, the leader of the musical Levites, directed the singing because he was very capable.

OET-LV CH1 15:18

18 And_with_them relatives _of_their the _second_in _rank Zəkar^yāh Bēn and_Yaˊₐzī^ʼēl/(Jaaziel) and_Shəmīrāmōt and_Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Jehiel) and_ˊUnniy ʼElīʼāⱱ and_Bənā^yāh and_Maˊₐsē^yāh and_Mattit^yāh and_ʼElīfəlēhū and_Miqnē^yāhū and_ˊŌⱱēd- ʼₑdōm and_Yəˊī^ʼēl/(Jeiel) the_gatekeepers.

OET-LV CH1 15:19

19 And_the_singers Hēymān ʼĀşāf and_ʼĒytān with_cymbals bronze to_sound _aloud.

OET-LV CH1 15:20

20 And_Zəkar^yāh and_ˊAzī^ʼēl and_Shəmīrāmōt and_Yəḩī^ʼēl and_ˊUnniy and_ʼElīʼāⱱ and_Maˊₐsē^yāh and_Bənā^yāh with_lyres on alamoth.

OET-LV CH1 15:21

21 And_Mattit^yāh and_ʼElīfəlēhū and_Miqnē^yāhū and_ˊŌⱱēd- ʼₑdōm and_Yəˊī^ʼēl and_ˊAzaz^yāhū with_harps on the_shəmīnīt to_act _as _overseers.

OET-LV CH1 15:22

22 And_Kənan^yāh the _leader _of the _Lēviyyiy in_a _lifting _up an _instructor in_up if/because he was_understanding.

Show passage in OET: CH1 16:4–5

OET-RV CH1 16:4

4 Then David appointed some Levites to minister in front of Yahweh’s box and to commemorate and to thank and to praise Yisrael’s god Yahweh.

OET-RV CH1 16:5

5 Asaf was their leader, with Zekaryah (Zechariah) as his assistant. The other Levites who helped were Yeiel, Shemiramot, Yehiel, Matityah, Eliav, Benayah, Oved-Edom, and Yeiel. They played harps and lyres, and Asaf played cymbals.

OET-LV CH1 16:4

4 And_he/it _gave to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _box _of YHWH some _of the_Lēviyyiy servants and_to_make _remembrance and_to_give _thanks and_to_praise to/for_YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

OET-LV CH1 16:5

5 ʼĀşāf was_the_chief and_was_second _of_his Zəkar^yāh Yəˊī^ʼēl/(Jeiel) and_Shəmīrāmōt and_Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Jehiel) and_Mattit^yāh and_ʼElīʼāⱱ and_Bənā^yāh and_ˊŌⱱēd- ʼₑdōm and_Yəˊī^ʼēl with_instruments _of lyres and_with_harps and_ʼĀşāf with_cymbals was_sounding _aloud.

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2. Levite commissioned by Jehoshaphat to teach the law “through all the cities of Judah” (2 Chr 17:8).

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