1 Chronicles 16:5

5 Asaph, the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps, but Asaph resounded with cymbals;

1 Chronicles 16:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 16:5

Asaph the chief
Of those that were now appointed: otherwise, of the three principal singers, Heman was the chief, and Asaph next, ( 1 Chronicles 6:33 1 Chronicles 6:39 )

and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and
Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, with
psalteries, and with harps;
to play upon them before the ark at the same time the psalms and songs were vocally sung; the above persons are such as are named before, ( 1 Chronicles 15:18 1 Chronicles 15:20 1 Chronicles 15:21 ) ,

but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
he struck and played upon them, see ( 1 Chronicles 15:19 ) .

1 Chronicles 16:5 In-Context

3 And he dealt to all Israel, both men and women, to each one a loaf of bread and a good piece of flesh and a flagon of wine.

4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD and to record and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

5 Asaph, the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps, but Asaph resounded with cymbals;

6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel, the priests, with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

7 Then, on that day, David began to thank the LORD by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.