Chronicles I 15:17

17 So the Levites appointed Aeman the son of Joel; Asaph the son of Barachias of his brethren; and Aethan the son of Kisaeus was of the sons of Merari their brethren;

Chronicles I 15:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 15:17

So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel
The grandson of Samuel the prophet, ( 1 Chronicles 6:33 )

and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah;
a famous singer, often mentioned in the Psalms, ( 1 Chronicles 6:39 )

and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
the same with the son of Kishi, ( 1 Chronicles 6:44 ) , these were the chief of the singers.

Chronicles I 15:17 In-Context

15 And the sons of the Levites took the ark of God, (as Moses commanded by the word of God according to the scripture) upon their shoulders with staves.

16 And David said to the chiefs of the Levites, Set your brethren the singers with musical instruments, lutes, harps, and cymbals, to sound aloud with a voice of joy.

17 So the Levites appointed Aeman the son of Joel; Asaph the son of Barachias of his brethren; and Aethan the son of Kisaeus was of the sons of Merari their brethren;

18 and with them their brethren of the second rank, Zacharias, and Oziel, and Semiramoth, and Jeiel, and Elioel, and Eliab, and Banaia, and Maasaia, and Matthathia, and Eliphena, and Makellia, and Abdedom, and Jeiel, and Ozias, the porters.

19 And the singers, Aeman, Asaph, and Aethan, with brazen cymbals to make to be heard.