Theseare those who servedwith their sons:From the sonsof the Kohathites[were] Hemanthe singer,the sonof Joel,the sonof Samuel,
So the LevitesappointedHemanthe sonof Joel,and from his relatives,Asaphthe sonof Berechiah;and from the sonsof Meraritheir relatives,Ethanthe sonof Kushaiah,
So the singers,Heman,Asaphand Ethan[were appointed] to soundaloud cymbalsof bronze;
And he gatheredtogether allthe leadersof Israelwith the priestsand the Levites.
and 4,000[were] gatekeepers,and 4,000[were] praisingthe LORDwith the instrumentswhichDavid madefor givingpraise.
The sonsof Samuel[were] Joelthe firstborn,and Abijahthe second.
They ministeredwith songbeforethe tabernacleof the tentof meeting,untilSolomonhad builtthe houseof the LORDin Jerusalem;and they servedin their officeaccordingto their order.
the sonof Elkanah,the sonof Jeroham,the sonof Eliel,the sonof Toah,
and from the sonsof Heman,Jehieland Shimei;and from the sonsof Jeduthun,Shemaiahand Uzziel.
and allthe Leviticalsingers,Asaph,Heman,Jeduthun,and their sonsand kinsmen,clothedin finelinen,with cymbals,harpsand lyres,standingeastof the altar,and with them one hundredand twentypriestsblowingtrumpets
O LORD,the Godof my salvation,I have criedout by dayand in the nightbeforeYou.
"Bringthe tribeof Levinearand setthem beforeAaronthe priest,that they may servehim.
"You shall thus givethe Levitesto Aaronand to his sons;they are whollygivento him from among the sonsof Israel.
Now therewas a certainmanfrom Ramathaim-zophimfrom the hillcountryof Ephraim,and his namewas Elkanahthe sonof Jeroham,the sonof Elihu,the sonof Tohu,the sonof Zuph,an Ephraimite.
It cameabout in duetime,after Hannahhad conceived,that she gavebirthto a son;and she namedhim Samuel,[saying], "BecauseI have askedhim of the LORD."
"So I have alsodedicatedhim to the LORD;as longas he liveshe is dedicatedto the LORD."And he worshipedthe LORDthere.
