And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.
The men worked hard, and their leaders were Jahath and Obadiah, from the Merari tribe, along with Zechariah and Meshullam, from the Kohathite tribe. They were joined by other skilled Levites who knew how to play musical instruments.