25. And the sons of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,
26. Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
27. Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah [Samuel's father] his son.
28. The sons of Samuel: the firstborn [Joel] and Abijah.
29. The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
30. Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
31. These David put over the service of song in the house of the Lord after the ark of the covenant rested there [after being taken by the Philistines and later placed in the house of Abinadab, where it remained for nearly 100 years during the rest of Samuel's judgeship and Saul's entire reign and into David's reign].