3. Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each Israelite man and woman.
4. He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to extol, thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel:
5. Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals,
6. and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
7. That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise to the Lord in this manner:
8. Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;make known among the nations what he has done.