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Musician, Chief

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(Heb. menatstseah), the precentor of the Levitical choir or orchestra in the temple, mentioned in the titles of fifty-five psalms, and in Habakkuk 3:19 , Revised Version. The first who held this office was Jeduthun (1 Chronicles 16:41 ), and the office appears to have been hereditary. Heman and Asaph were his two colleagues (2 Chronicles 35:15 ).

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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Musician, Chief'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/m/musician-chief.html. 1897.

Bible Dictionaries Musician, Chief

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Musician, Chief