Study it in the app“So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; and from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan son of Kushaiah;”
So the LevitesהַלְוִיִּםappointedוַיַּעֲמִידוּHemanהֵימָןsonבֶּןof Joel;יוֹאֵלand fromוּמִןhis brothers,אֶחָיוAsaphאָסָףsonבֶּןof Berechiah;בֶּרֶכְיָהוּand fromוּמִןthe sonsבְּנֵיof Merari,מְרָרִיtheir brothers,אֲחֵיהֶםEthanאֵיתָןsonבֶּןof Kushaiah;קוּשָׁיָהוּ
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appearsappoint
To put in place, name to a post.
Where else “yaamidu” appearsHeman
Heman: the name of two men: a famous wise man with whom Solomon is compared (1 Kings 4:31), and a Levite, singer and seer in the time of David (1 Chronicles 6:33; 25:5; title of Psalm 88).
Where else “heman” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsJoel
Joel: the name of several people; among them the eldest son of Samuel (1 Samuel 8:2) and the prophet of the book of Joel. It means "YHWH is God".
Where else “yoel” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appearsAsaph
Asaph: a name meaning "gatherer," borne by the father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder (2 Kings 18:18); the Levite who led the singers in David's time, to whom several psalms are attributed (1 Chronicles 16:5; Psalms 50; 73-83); and a keeper of the Persian king's forest (Nehemiah 2:8).
Where else “asaf” appearsBerechiah
Berechiah: name of several Israelites. It means "YHWH has blessed."
Where else “berechyahu” appearsMerari
Merari, a son of Levi; one of the three Levite families descends from him.
Where else “merari” appearsEthan
Ethan: the name of several men: Ethan the Ezrahite, a famous wise man (1 Kings 4:31; title of Psalm 89), and several Levites, among them one of David's singers (1 Chronicles 15:17). The name means "firm, lasting."
Where else “etan” appearsKushaiah
Kushaiah: a Levite of the family of Merari, father of the singer Ethan; in 6:44 he is called Kishi.
Where else “kushayahu” appearsIn 6:44 Ethan’s father is called “Kishi.”
16David told the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers, the singers, with instruments of song, harps and lyres and cymbals, making themselves heard, lifting up the voice with joy.
17 · This verse (above)
18and with them their brothers of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.
