⁷ Their number who were trained in singing to the Lord, with their ^[a]relatives, all who were skillful, was ^(A)288.

⁶ The priests stood at their posts, and ^(A)the Levites also, with the instruments of music to the Lord, which King David had made for giving praise to the Lord—“for His lovingkindness is everlasting”—whenever ^[a]he gave praise by their ^[b]means, while ^(B)the priests on the other side blew trumpets; and all Israel was standing.

²⁷ Then Hezekiah gave the order to offer the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, ^(A)the song to the Lord also began with the trumpets, ^[a]accompanied by the instruments of David, king of Israel.