The Singers: 25:1–31  This subsection deals with the division of the musicians. It takes its structure from the three main figures associated with the musical ministry in the temple, namely, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun (see Additional Note). These three figures were already mentioned in the genealogy of 6:33–47, where they are traced back to the three sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. It is strange that the commanders of the army assisted David in dividing the musicians. However, the term used in Hebrew may also be understood as “the officials of the liturgical host” (Klein, 1 Chronicles, p. 479). The task of the musicians would be the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals. It is not exactly clear what the relationship between the musical role and the pro…