1 Chronicles 15:16

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

1 Chronicles 15:16 — American Standard Version

Study 1 Chronicles 15:16 with Original Hebrew & AI

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear, Strong's concordance, morphological parsing, and commentary from Gill, Barnes, Wesley, Matthew Henry & more.

Open Full Study Tools →

Context — 1 Chronicles 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

13For because ye [bare it] not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not according to the ordinance.

14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

15And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of Jehovah.

16And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

17So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

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

19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, [were appointed] with cymbals of brass to sound aloud;

← 1 Chronicles 15:15 1 Chronicles 15:17 →

← Full Chapter 15 1 Chronicles Overview

Free Original-Language Bible Study

BibleWord.ai gives you Hebrew interlinear text, 7 classic commentaries, Strong's concordance, and AI-powered scholarship — free to start, no credit card required.

Start Free Today →