Nehemiah 12:36

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

and his relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani. They played musical instruments like those that had been played by David, the man of God. And they marched behind Ezra, the teacher of the Law.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 23:5

four thousand will be guards at the temple, and four thousand will praise the LORD by playing the musical instruments I have given them.”

2 Chronicles 8:14

Solomon then assigned the priests and the Levites their duties at the temple, and he followed the instructions that his father David had given him. Some of the Levites were to lead music and help the priests in their duties, and others were to guard the temple gates

Ezra 7:1

Much later, when Artaxerxes was king of Persia, Ezra came to Jerusalem from Babylonia. Ezra was the son of Seraiah and the grandson of Azariah. His other ancestors were Hilkiah, Shallum, Zadok, Ahitub, Amariah, Azariah, Meraioth, Zerahiah, Uzzi, Bukki, Abishua, Phinehas, Eleazar, and Aaron, the high priest. Ezra was an expert in the Law that the LORD God of Israel had given to Moses, and the LORD made sure that the king gave Ezra everything he asked for.

Ezra 8:1

Artaxerxes was king of Persia when I led the following chiefs of the family groups from Babylonia to Jerusalem:

Nehemiah 12:24

Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their assistants organized two choirs of Levites to offer praises to God, just as King David, the man of God, had commanded.

Nehemiah 12:35

all of them blowing trumpets. Next, there was Zechariah of the Asaph clan

Amos 6:5

You sing foolish songs to the music of harps, and you make up new tunes, just as David used to do.