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1 Chronicles 15:21
1 Chronicles 15:21 is verse 21 of 1 Chronicles chapter 15, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.
Sheminith is probably a musical term; here and in Psalms 6:1 and Psalms 12:1.
King James Version
And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
World English Bible
and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.
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1 Chronicles 15:19–23 · Berean Standard Bible
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.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
1 Chronicles 15:18and 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.
1 Chronicles 16:5Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals
1 Chronicles 25:6All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
1 Chronicles 25:7Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.
1 Samuel 10:5After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
Psalms 33:2Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.
Psalms 81:1Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
Psalms 81:2Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
Psalms 92:3with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.
Psalms 150:3Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.
Psalms 6:1O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
Psalms 12:1Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.