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1 Chronicles 15:17

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What does 1 Chronicles 15:17 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So 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;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So 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;
1 Chronicles 15:17 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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;
20and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries set to Alamoth;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel, etc.] The grandson of Samuel the prophet, (<130633>1 Chronicles 6:33) and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; a famous singer, often mentioned in the Psalms, (<130639>1 Chronicles 6:39) and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; the same with the son of Kishi, (<130644>1 Chronicles 6:44), these were the chief of the singers.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Heman: Ch1 6:33, Ch1 25:1-5; Sa1 8:2 Asaph: Ch1 6:39, Ch1 25:2; Psa 73:1, Psa 83:1 \*titles Ethan: Ch1 15:19, Ch1 6:44, son of Kishi 1 Chronicles 15:18”
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