When the builders had laid the foundation of the LORD’s temple, the priests, dressed in their robes and holding trumpets, and the Levites descended from Asaph, holding cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as King David of Israel had instructed.

匠人立耶和华殿根基的时候，祭司皆穿礼服吹号，亚萨的子孙利未人敲钹，照以色列王大卫所定的例，都站着赞美耶和华。

工匠立耶和华殿根基的时候，祭司穿礼服吹号，利未人亚萨的子孙敲钹，都照以色列王大卫亲手所定的，站着赞美耶和华。

工匠立耶和华殿根基的时候，祭司穿礼服吹号，利未人亚萨的子孙敲钹，都照以色列王大卫亲手所定的，站着赞美耶和华。

工人立耶和华殿的根基时，祭司身穿礼服拿着号角，利未人亚萨的子孙拿着钹各就各位，照以色列王大卫所定的规矩赞美耶和华。

建筑工人奠立耶和华殿根基的时候，祭司都穿上礼服，拿着号筒，亚萨子孙的利未人，都拿着响钹，站在自己的位置，按照以色列王大卫所定的仪式赞美耶和华。

匠人立耶和華殿根基的時候，祭司皆穿禮服吹號，亞薩的子孫利未人敲鈸，照以色列王大衛所定的例，都站着讚美耶和華。

工匠立耶和華殿根基的時候，祭司穿禮服吹號，利未人亞薩的子孫敲鈸，都照以色列王大衛親手所定的，站着讚美耶和華。

工匠立耶和華殿根基的時候，祭司穿禮服吹號，利未人亞薩的子孫敲鈸，都照以色列王大衛親手所定的，站着讚美耶和華。

工人立耶和華殿的根基時，祭司身穿禮服拿著號角，利未人亞薩的子孫拿著鈸各就各位，照以色列王大衛所定的規矩讚美耶和華。

建築工人奠立耶和華殿根基的時候，祭司都穿上禮服，拿著號筒，亞薩子孫的利未人，都拿著響鈸，站在自己的位置，按照以色列王大衛所定的儀式讚美耶和華。

建築的人立永恆主殿堂根基的時候、祭司穿着禮服、拿着號筒，亞薩的子孫利未人拿着響鈸，都站着，讚美永恆主，照以色列王大衛所手定的。

匠人立耶和華殿基時、祭司衣禮服執角、利未人亞薩裔擊鈸、頌讚耶和華、循以色列王大衛之例、

版築者築殿基時、耶書亞使祭司、禮服執角、利未人亞薩族敲鈸頌讚耶和華、遵以色列王大闢之命、

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When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets, and the Levites( the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise the Lord, as prescribed by David king of Israel.

The builders laid the foundation of the Lord’ s temple. Then the priests came. They were wearing their special clothes. They brought their trumpets with them. The Levites who belonged to the family line of Asaph also came. They brought their cymbals with them. The priests and Levites took their places to praise the Lord. They did everything just as King David had required them to.

And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments came forward with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, according to the directions of David king of Israel.

When the builders completed the foundation of the Lord’s Temple, the priests put on their robes and took their places to blow their trumpets. And the Levites, descendants of Asaph, clashed their cymbals to praise the Lord, just as King David had prescribed.

Now when the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord according to the directions of King David of Israel.

When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, according to the ordinance of David king of Israel.

And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Jehovah, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise Jehovah, after the order of David king of Israel.

When the builders had laid the foundation of the Lord’s temple, the priests, dressed in their robes and holding trumpets, and the Levites descended from Asaph, holding cymbals, took their positions to praise the Lord, as King David of Israel had instructed.

And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

When the builders established the LORD’s temple, the priests, ceremonially attired and with their clarions, and the Levites( the sons of Asaph) with their cymbals, stood to praise the LORD according to the instructions left by King David of Israel.

When the builders laid the foundation of Yahweh’s temple, they set the priests in their clothing with trumpets, with the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise Yahweh, according to the directions of David king of Israel.

For who despises the day of small things? These seven eyes of the LORD, which scan throughout the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the ceremonial stone in Zerubbabel’s hand.”

four thousand are to be gatekeepers, and four thousand are to praise the LORD with the instruments that I have made for worship.”

David appointed some of the Levites to be ministers before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate the LORD God of Israel, and to give thanks and praise to him.Asaph was the chief and Zechariah was second to him. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel played the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbalsand the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.On that day David decreed for the first time that thanks be given to the LORD by Asaph and his relatives:

Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the LORD’s temple with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, Gad the king’s seer, and the prophet Nathan. For the command was from the LORD through his prophets.The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

So David left Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of the LORD’s covenant to minister regularly before the ark according to the daily requirements.

Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons to give them glory and beauty.Put these on your brother Aaron and his sons; then anoint, ordain, and consecrate them, so that they may serve me as priests.Make them linen undergarments to cover their naked bodies; they must extend from the waist to the thighs.

The LORD spoke to Moses:“ Make two trumpets of hammered silver to summon the community and have the camps set out.When both are sounded in long blasts, the entire community is to gather before you at the entrance to the tent of meeting.However, if one is sounded, only the leaders, the heads of Israel’s clans, are to gather before you.“ When you sound short blasts, the camps pitched on the east are to set out.When you sound short blasts a second time, the camps pitched on the south are to set out. Short blasts are to be sounded for them to set out.When calling the assembly together, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones.The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. Your use of these is a permanent statute throughout your generations.“ When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who is attacking you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and be saved from your enemies.You are to sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and your fellowship sacrifices and on your joyous occasions, your appointed festivals, and the beginning of each of your months. They will serve as a reminder for you before your God: I am the LORD your God.”

The heads of the Levites— Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their relatives opposite them— gave praise and thanks, division by division, as David the man of God had prescribed.This included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the city gates.These served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.

The priests, Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, were to blow trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be gatekeepers for the ark.

These are the men David put in charge of the music in the LORD’s temple after the ark came to rest there.They ministered with song in front of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the LORD’s temple in Jerusalem, and they performed their task according to the regulations given to them.These are the men who served with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, son of Joel, son of Samuel,son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.Heman’s relative was Asaph, who stood at his right hand: Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah,son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.On the left, their relatives were Merari’s sons: Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.Their relatives, the Levites, were assigned to all the service of the tabernacle, God’s temple.

Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the music leader of the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.

Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals to play and musical instruments of God. Jeduthun’s sons were at the city gate.

David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men who performed their service:From Asaph’s sons: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under Asaph’s authority, who prophesied under the authority of the king.From Jeduthun: Jeduthun’s sons: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah— six— under the authority of their father Jeduthun, prophesying to the accompaniment of lyres, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.From Heman: Heman’s sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.All these sons of Heman, the king’s seer, were given by the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.All these men were under their own fathers’ authority for the music in the LORD’s temple, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king’s authority.They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the LORD.

The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. Also, the gatekeepers were at each temple gate. None of them left their tasks because their Levite brothers had made preparations for them.

So the king said to Doeg,“ Go and execute the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite went and executed the priests himself. On that day, he killed eighty-five men who wore linen ephods.