1 Chronicles 16:5 (LSB)

Passage

Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with musical instruments, harps, lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals,

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:3 And he apportioned to everyone of Israel, both men and women, to everyone a loaf of bread and a portion of meat and a raisin cake.

1 Chronicles 16:4 And he made some of the Levites ministers before the ark of Yahweh, even to bring remembrance and to thank and praise Yahweh, the God of Israel:

1 Chronicles 16:5 Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with musical instruments, harps, lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals,

1 Chronicles 16:6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests blew trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

1 Chronicles 16:7 Then on that day David first assigned Asaph and his relatives to give thanks to Yahweh.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "asaph", "chief", "second", "zechariah", "jeiel", "shemiramoth", "jehiel", and "mattithiah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "asaph" and "chief", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And he made some of the Levites..." into verse 6's "and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests blew...", so "asaph" and "chief" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "asaph" and "chief" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.