and his kinsmen,Shemaiah,Azarel,Milalai,Gilalai,Maai,Nethanel,Judah[and] Hanani,with the musicalinstrumentsof Davidthe manof God.And Ezrathe scribewent beforethem.
and 4,000[were] gatekeepers,and 4,000[were] praisingthe LORDwith the instrumentswhichDavid madefor givingpraise.
Now according to the ordinanceof his fatherDavid,he appointedthe divisionsof the priestsfor their service,and the Levitesfor their dutiesof praiseand ministeringbeforethe priestsaccording to the dailyrule,and the gatekeepersby their divisionsat everygate;for Davidthe manof Godhad socommanded.
Now afterthesethings,in the reignof Artaxerxeskingof Persia,[there went up] Ezrasonof Seraiah,sonof Azariah,sonof Hilkiah,
Now theseare the headsof their fathers'[households] and the genealogicalenrollmentof those who wentup with me from Babylonin the reignof KingArtaxerxes:
The headsof the Levites[were] Hashabiah,Sherebiahand Jeshuathe sonof Kadmiel,with their brothersoppositethem, to praise[and] givethanks,as prescribedby Davidthe manof God,divisioncorrespondingto division.
and someof the sonsof the priestswith trumpets;[and] Zechariahthe sonof Jonathan,the sonof Shemaiah,the sonof Mattaniah,the sonof Micaiah,the sonof Zaccur,the sonof Asaph,
Who improviseto the soundof the harp,[And] like Davidhave composedsongsfor themselves,
of Issachar,Nethanelthe sonof Zuar;