1 Chronicles 15:21

21 but Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, ¹Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead with lyres according to ²the Sheminith.

1 Chronicles 15:21 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 15:21

And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom,
and Jeiel, and Azaziah
These six were appointed to sound:

with harps on the Sheminith to excel;
which Sheminith some take to be an harp with eight strings, or the beginning of a song, or a musical tone, the bass; see the title of ( Psalms 6:1 ) .

1 Chronicles 15:21 In-Context

19 The singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound bronze cymbals;

20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play harps according to Alamoth;

21 but Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead with lyres according to the Sheminith.

22 Chenaniah, leader of the Levites in music, should direct the music, for he understood it.

23 Berechiah and Elkanah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Chronicles 26:4
• 2. See Ps. 6, title