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31 These it be that David ordained on the singers of the house of the Lord, since the ark of the Lord was set (there); (These it be whom David ordained over the music in the House of the Lord, after the Ark of the Lord was moved there;)

32 and they ministered before the tabernacle of witnessing, and sang, till Solomon builded the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; forsooth they stood by their order in [their] service. (and they served before, or in front of, the Tabernacle, or the Tent, of the Witnessing, and sang, until Solomon built the House of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they did their duty in their proper turn.)

33 And these it be that stood nigh with their sons. Of the sons of Kohath; Heman the chanter, the son of Joel, son of Shemuel, (And these were they who did their duty with their kinsmen. Of the sons of Kohath; Heman the cantor, or the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,)

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The Temple Musicians(A)

31 These are the men(B) David put in charge of the music(C) in the house of the Lord after the ark came to rest there. 32 They ministered with music before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations laid down for them.

33 Here are the men who served, together with their sons:

From the Kohathites:

Heman,(D) the musician,

the son of Joel,(E) the son of Samuel,

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