^{4 Ref} He appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Yahweh, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Yahweh, the God of Israel:

^{5 Ref} Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with psalteries and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;

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

^{7 Ref} Then on that day David first ordained to give thanks to Yahweh, by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.