# Hashabiah, Sherebiah ... Jeshua ... Kadmiel ... David ... Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub ... Joiakim ... Jeshua ... Jozadak ... Nehemiah ... Ezra

These are names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# who stood opposite them to give praise and to give thanks, responding section by section

This refers to how they sang some of their songs in worship. A leader or one group would sing a phrase, then one or two groups that "stood opposite them" would sing a phrase in response.

# obedience to the command of David

King David had commanded the Levites how they were to organize and lead worship.

# in the days of Joiakim ... Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra ... scribe

The date was fixed by listing those who were leading the Jews at the time. "when Joiakim ... Jozadak was high priest, and when Nehemiah was governor and Ezra ... was the scribe"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/levite]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/praise]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/obey]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/david]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/obadiah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gate]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serve]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/son]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/governor]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ezra]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/scribe]]