Bible verse
The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.
1 Chronicles 15:19 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Chronicles 15.
15 And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
16 David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.
17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
18 and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
19 The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.
20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.
21 And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.
22 Chenaniah the head Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled.
23 Berechiah and Elkanah were to be guardians of the ark.
KJV
So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, [were appointed] to sound with cymbals of brass;
ASV
So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed with cymbals of brass to sound aloud;
ERV
So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed, with cymbals of brass to sound aloud;
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