利未各宗族的族長負責歌樂，他們住在聖殿的房間裡，晝夜專職於這項工作，不用做別的事。

歌唱的有利未人的族长，住在属殿的房屋，昼夜供职，不做别样的工。

歌唱的有利未人的族长，住在殿的房间，昼夜供职，不做别样的工。

歌唱的有利未人的族长，住在殿的房间，昼夜供职，不做别样的工。

利未各宗族的族长负责歌乐，他们住在圣殿的房间里，昼夜专职于这项工作，不用做别的事。

这些是歌唱的人，是利未各家族的首领，住在殿院的房间里，不作别的事，日夜只顾自己的事工。

歌唱的有利未人的族長，住在屬殿的房屋，晝夜供職，不做別樣的工。

歌唱的有利未人的族長，住在殿的房間，晝夜供職，不做別樣的工。

歌唱的有利未人的族長，住在殿的房間，晝夜供職，不做別樣的工。

這些是歌唱的人，是利未各家族的首領，住在殿院的房間裡，不作別的事，日夜只顧自己的事工。

這些人是歌唱者，是利未人父系的族長，住在殿院的廂房，不作別的事，只顧晝夜專務於工作。

謳歌者、有利未族長、居於倉舍、晝夜供役、無他職任、

亦掌謳歌之職、乃利未族中最著者、居於殿室、日夜供役、惟此是務。

亦有當謳歌之職者、乃利未人中家長、晝夜供役、故免供守倉廩府庫之役、又作彼居於屬殿之屋晝夜供役故免供別役

Those who were musicians, heads of Levite families, stayed in the rooms of the temple and were exempt from other duties because they were responsible for the work day and night.

Those who led the music lived in rooms in the temple. They were the leaders of their Levite families. Their only duty was to lead the music. They had to do that work day and night.

Now these, the singers, the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites, were in the chambers of the temple free from other service, for they were on duty day and night.

The musicians, all prominent Levites, lived at the Temple. They were exempt from other responsibilities since they were on duty at all hours.

The singers, the heads of the Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other tasks because they were on duty day and night.

Now these are the singers, heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, who lived in the chambers of the temple free of other duties; for they were engaged in their work day and night.

These are the singers, heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites, who lodged in the chambers, and were free from other duties; for they were employed in that work day and night.

And these are the singers, heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites, who dwelt in the chambers and were free from other service; for they were employed in their work day and night.

The singers, the heads of the Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other tasks because they were on duty day and night.

And these[ are] the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites,[ who remaining] in the chambers[ were] free: for they were employed in[ that] work day and night.

The musicians and Levite family leaders stayed in rooms at the sanctuary and were exempt from other duties, for day and night they had to carry out their assigned tasks.

These are the singers, heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, who lived in the rooms and were free from other service; for they were employed in their work day and night.

大衛和眾首領派亞薩、希幔和耶杜頓的後代伴著琴、瑟和鈸宣講上帝的話。以下是擔當這職務的人：撒刻、約瑟、尼探雅、亞薩利拉受他們的父親亞薩指揮，照王的旨意宣講上帝的話。基大利、西利、耶篩亞、示每、哈沙比雅、瑪他提雅六人受他們的父親耶杜頓的指揮，伴著琴聲稱謝、頌讚耶和華，宣講祂的話。希幔的兒子是布基雅、瑪探雅、烏薛、細布業、耶利摩、哈拿尼雅、哈拿尼、以利亞他、基大利提、羅幔提·以謝、約施比加沙、瑪羅提、何提、瑪哈秀。希幔是王的先見，上帝恩寵他，按應許賜給他十四個兒子、三個女兒。這些人由他們的父親指揮，在耶和華的殿唱歌、敲鈸、彈琴、鼓瑟，事奉耶和華。亞薩、耶杜頓、希幔聽命於王。他們和其他訓練有素、負責歌頌耶和華的親族共有二百八十八人。這些人不分長幼、師徒，都抽籤分班。第一籤抽出來的是亞薩的兒子約瑟。第二籤是基大利及其親族和兒子共十二人。第三籤是撒刻及其兒子和親族共十二人。第四籤是伊洗利和他兒子及親族共十二人。第五籤是尼探雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。第六籤是布基雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。第七籤是耶薩利拉及其眾子和親族共十二人。第八籤是耶篩亞及其眾子和親族共十二人。第九籤是瑪探雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。第十籤是示每及其眾子和親族共十二人。第十一籤是亞薩烈及其眾子和親族共十二人。第十二籤是哈沙比雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。第十三籤是書巴業及其眾子和親族共十二人。第十四籤是瑪他提雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。第十五籤是耶利摩及其眾子和親族共十二人。第十六籤是哈拿尼雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。第十七籤是約施比加沙及其眾子和親族共十二人。第十八籤是哈拿尼及其眾子和親族共十二人。第十九籤是瑪羅提及其眾子和親族共十二人。第二十籤是以利亞他及其眾子和親族共十二人。第二十一籤是何提及其眾子和親族共十二人。第二十二籤是基大利提及其眾子和親族共十二人。第二十三籤是瑪哈秀及其眾子和親族共十二人。第二十四籤是羅幔提·以謝及其眾子和親族共十二人。

約櫃安放在耶和華的殿中之後，大衛便派人在那裡負責歌樂。他們按班次在會幕供職，一直到所羅門在耶路撒冷建造了耶和華的殿。以下是負責歌樂的人及其後代：哥轄的後代有希幔。希幔是約珥的兒子，約珥是撒母耳的兒子，

還有米迦的兒子瑪他尼，他是帶領禱告和讚美的。米迦是撒底的兒子，撒底是亞薩的兒子。還有他的助手瑪他尼的弟兄八布迦。此外，還有沙姆亞的兒子押大。沙姆亞是加拉的兒子，加拉是耶杜頓的兒子。

夜間在耶和華殿中事奉的僕人們啊，你們都要稱頌耶和華。你們要向聖所舉手稱頌耶和華。

在耶路撒冷的利未人的監督是巴尼的兒子烏西，巴尼是哈沙比雅的兒子，哈沙比雅是瑪他尼的兒子，瑪他尼是米迦的兒子，烏西是亞薩的子孫，亞薩的子孫是負責聖殿事務的歌樂手。歌樂手每天應盡的責任由王決定。

你們要讚美耶和華！讚美祂的名！耶和華的僕人啊，在耶和華的殿中，在我們上帝的院宇中事奉的人啊，你們要讚美祂！

我們也通知你們不可向這座上帝殿的祭司、利未人、歌樂手、殿門守衛、殿役或其他工人徵收賦稅。

大衛指派一些利未人在耶和華的約櫃前事奉，頌揚、稱謝和讚美以色列的上帝耶和華。為首的是亞薩，其次是撒迦利雅、雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、瑪他提雅、以利押、比拿雅、俄別·以東和耶利，他們鼓瑟彈琴，亞薩敲鈸。比拿雅和雅哈悉兩位祭司在上帝的約櫃前吹號。

大衛又吩咐利未人的族長去派他們的族人做歌樂手，伴著琴瑟和鈸的樂聲歡唱。於是，利未人指派約珥的兒子希幔和他的親族比利迦的兒子亞薩，以及他的親族米拉利的後代古沙雅的兒子以探。協助他們的親族有撒迦利雅、雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、烏尼、以利押、比拿雅、瑪西雅、瑪他提雅、以利斐利戶、彌克尼雅，以及守門的俄別·以東和耶利。歌樂手希幔、亞薩和以探負責敲銅鈸，撒迦利雅、雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、烏尼、以利押、瑪西雅、比拿雅負責鼓瑟，調用高音。瑪他提雅、以利斐利戶、彌克尼雅、俄別·以東、耶利、亞撒西雅負責帶領彈琴，調用低音。利未人的族長基拿尼雅善於歌唱，是歌樂手的領班。