1 Chronicles 16:5
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Asaph the chief, and next after him Zacharias: moreover Jahiel, and Semiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mathathias, and Eliab, and Banaias, and Obededom: and Jehiel over the instruments of psaltery, and harps: and Asaph sounded with cymbals:

Asaph

1 Chronicles 6:39 And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, Asaph the son of Barachias, the son of Samaa.

1 Chronicles 15:16-24 And David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites, to appoint some of their brethren to be singers with musical instruments, to wit, on psalteries, and harps, and cymbals, that the joyful noise might resound on high. . . .

1 Chronicles 25:1-6 Moreover David and the chief officers of the army separated for the ministry the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Idithun: to prophesy with harps, and with psalteries, and with cymbals according to their number serving in their appointed office. . . .

1 Chronicles 15:20,21 And Zacharias, and Oziel, and Semiramoth, and Jehiel, and Ani, and Eliab, and Maasias, and Banaias, sung mysteries upon psalteries. . . .

2 Chronicles 29:25 And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, and psalteries, and harps according to the regulation of David the king, and of Gad the seer, and of Nathan the prophet: for it was the commandment of the Lord by the hand of his prophets.

Context
A Tent for the Ark
4And he appointed Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to remember his works, and to glorify, and praise the Lord God of Israel. 5Asaph the chief, and next after him Zacharias: moreover Jahiel, and Semiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mathathias, and Eliab, and Banaias, and Obededom: and Jehiel over the instruments of psaltery, and harps: and Asaph sounded with cymbals:6But Banaias, and Jaziel the priests, to sound the trumpet continually before the ark of the covenant of the Lord.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 6:5
But David and all Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of wood, on harps and lutes and timbrels and cornets and cymbals.

1 Chronicles 16:4
And he appointed Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to remember his works, and to glorify, and praise the Lord God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 16:6
But Banaias, and Jaziel the priests, to sound the trumpet continually before the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

1 Chronicles 16:37
So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, Asaph and his brethren to minister in the presence of the ark continually day by day, and in their courses.

Lexicon
Asaph
אָסָ֥ף (’ā·sāp̄)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 623: Asaph -- 'gatherer', the name of several Israelites

was the chief,
הָרֹ֖אשׁ (hā·rōš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head

Zechariah
זְכַרְיָ֑ה (zə·ḵar·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2148: Zachariah -- the name of a number of Israelites

was second,
וּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּ (ū·miš·nê·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4932: A repetition, a duplicate, a double, a second

[then] Jeiel,
יְעִיאֵ֡ל (yə·‘î·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3273: Jeiel

Shemiramoth,
וּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹת (ū·šə·mî·rā·mō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8070: Shemiramoth -- probably 'name of heights', two Levites

Jehiel,
וִֽיחִיאֵ֡ל (wî·ḥî·’êl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3171: Jehiel -- 'may God live', the name of a number of Israelites

Mattithiah,
וּמַתִּתְיָ֡ה (ū·mat·tiṯ·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4993: Mattithiah -- 'gift of Yah', the name of several Israelites

Eliab,
וֶאֱלִיאָ֡ב (we·’ĕ·lî·’āḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 446: Eliab -- 'God is father', the name of several Israelites

Benaiah,
וּבְנָיָהוּ֩ (ū·ḇə·nā·yā·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1141: Benaiah -- 'Yah has built up', the name of several Israelites

Obed-edom,
אֱדֹ֜ם (’ĕ·ḏōm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5654: Obed-edom -- 'servant of Edom', an Israelite name

and Jeiel.
וִֽיעִיאֵ֗ל (wî·‘î·’êl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3273: Jeiel

They were to play the harps
נְבָלִים֙ (nə·ḇā·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5035: A skin-bag for, liquids, a vase, a lyre

and lyres,
וּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹת (ū·ḇə·ḵin·nō·rō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3658: A harp

while Asaph
וְאָסָ֖ף (wə·’ā·sāp̄)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 623: Asaph -- 'gatherer', the name of several Israelites

sounded
מַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃ (maš·mî·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently

the cymbals
בַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֥יִם (bam·ṣil·ta·yim)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - cd
Strong's Hebrew 4700: Double tinklers, cymbals


Additional Translations
Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbalsAsaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with psalteries and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;

Asaph was the chief, and next to him Zacharias, Jeiel, Semiramoth, and Jeiel, Mattathias, Eliab, and Banaeas, and Abdedom: and Jeiel sounding with musical instruments, lutes and harps, and Asaph with cymbals:

Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of lutes and with harps; and Asaph sounding with cymbals;

Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with psalteries and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;

Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with stringed instruments and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;

Asaph the head, and his second Zechariah; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of psalteries, and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals is sounding;
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