²² Kenaniah the head Levite was in charge of the singing; that was his responsibility because he was skillful at it.

⁷ Along with their relatives—all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord—they numbered 288.

⁸ Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots^(A) for their duties.

¹³ She looked, and there was the king,^(A) standing by his pillar^(B) at the entrance. The officers and the trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and musicians with their instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her robes and shouted, “Treason! Treason!”