- the singers:
- "And these¹ [are they] whom¹ Davidª setª° over¹ the serviceª of songª in the houseª of the LORD,ª after that the arkª¹ had rest.ª¹ ... And these¹ [are] they that waitedª° with their children.ª Of the sonsª¹ of the Kohathites:ª Hemanª a singer,ª° the sonª of Joel,ª the sonª of Shemuel,ª" {1Ch 6:31-33} + "And Davidª spakeª° to the chiefª of the Levitesª to appointª°¹ their brethrenª [to be] the singersª° with instrumentsª of musick,ª psalteriesª and harpsª and cymbals,ª sounding,ª° by lifting upª° the voiceª with joy.ª ... And Chenaniah,ª chiefª of the Levites,ª [was] for song:ª he instructedª about the song,ª because¹ he¹ [was] skilful.ª°" {1Ch 15:16-22} + "And he appointedª° [certain] of¹ the Levitesª to ministerª° beforeª the arkª of the LORD,ª and to record,ª° and to thankª° and praiseª° the LORDª Godª of Israel:ª ... Benaiahª also and Jahazielª the priestsª with trumpetsª continuallyª beforeª the arkª of the covenantª of God.ª" {1Ch 16:4-6} + "Moreover Davidª and the captainsª of the hostª separatedª° to the serviceª of the sonsª of Asaph,ª and of Heman,ª and of Jeduthun,ª who should prophesyª°°² with harps,ª with psalteries,ª and with cymbals:ª and the numberª of the workmenª²¹ according to their serviceª was:¹ ... The fourª and twentiethª to Romamtiezer,ª [he], his sons,ª and his brethren,ª [were] twelve.ªª" {1Ch 25:1-31} + "Also we certifyª° you, that¹ touching anyª of the priestsª and Levites,ª singers,ª porters,ª Nethinims,ª or ministersª° of thisª houseª of God,ª it shall notª be lawfulª to imposeª° toll,ª tribute,ª or custom,ª uponª them." {Ezr 7:24}
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