31 These are the men ^pwhom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the Lord after ^qthe ark rested there. 32 They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting until Solomon ^rbuilt the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they performed their service according to their order.

4 Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. 5 ^mAsaph was the chief, and second to him were ⁿZechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals, 6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests ^owere to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

5 4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 ^hshall offer praises to the Lord with the ⁱinstruments that I have made for praise.”