26. Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
27. Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah [Samuel's father] his son.
28. The sons of Samuel: the firstborn [Joel] and Abijah.
29. The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
30. Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
31. These David put over the service of song in the house of the Lord after the ark of the covenant rested there [after being taken by the Philistines and later placed in the house of Abinadab, where it remained for nearly 100 years during the rest of Samuel's judgeship and Saul's entire reign and into David's reign].
32. They ministered before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting with singing until Solomon had built the Lord's house in Jerusalem, performing their service in due order.
33. These and their sons served of the Kohathites: Heman, the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel [the great prophet and judge],
34. The son of Elkanah [III], the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
35. The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah [II], the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36. The son of Elkanah [I], the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
37. The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
38. The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel (Jacob).
39. Heman's [tribal] brother Asaph stood at his right hand: Asaph son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
40. The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
41. The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
42. The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
43. The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
44. Their kinsmen the sons of Merari stood at the left hand: Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,