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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
כי בימי דויד ואסף מקדם--ראש (ראשי) המשררים ושיר תהלה והדות לאלהים
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
ky bymy dvyd vAsp mqdm--rASH (rASHy) hmSHrrym vSHyr thlh vhdvt lAlhym

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et omnis Israhel in diebus Zorobabel et in diebus Neemiae dabat partes cantoribus et ianitoribus per dies singulos et sanctificabant Levitas et Levitae sanctificabant filios Aaron

King James Variants
American King James Version   
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a leader of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
Authorized (King James) Version   
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
New King James Version   
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
21st Century King James Version   
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
Darby Bible Translation   
For of old, in the days of David and Asaph, there were the chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgivings to God.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
For in the days of David and Asaph from the beginning there were chief singers appointed, to praise with canticles, and give thanks to God.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
For long ago in the days of David and Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
God's Word   
Long ago in the time of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the singers to lead [in singing] the songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to God.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were leaders of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
International Standard Version   
For in David's lifetime—and in the lifetime of Asaph, choir master of old—there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
NET Bible   
For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God.
New American Standard Bible   
For in the days of David and Asaph, in ancient times, there were leaders of the singers, songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to God.
New International Version   
For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the musicians and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
New Living Translation   
The custom of having choir directors to lead the choirs in hymns of praise and thanksgiving to God began long ago in the days of David and Asaph.
Webster's Bible Translation   
For in the days of David, and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
The World English Bible   
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Long ago, at the time when King David and Asaph were alive, there had been people to lead the singers. They sang songs to praise God and to thank him.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
for in the days of David and Asaph of old [were] heads of the singers, and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.
New Life Version   
For in the days of David and Asaph, long ago, there were leaders of the singers, and songs of praise and thanks to God.
The Voice Bible   
It was during the united monarchy long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, that it became customary to have choir directors lead the singers in songs of worship and thanksgiving to God.
Living Bible   
(It was in the days of David and Asaph that the custom began of having choir directors to lead the choirs in hymns of praise and thanks to God.)
New Catholic Bible   
For since ancient times, from the days of David and Asaph long ago, there had been leaders for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
Legacy Standard Bible   
For in the days of David and Asaph, in ancient times, there were chiefs of the singers, songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to God.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
For from the time of David and Asaph of old there were princes of the singers, and songs and praise and thanksgiving unto God.
Christian Standard Bible   
For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were heads of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
For in the days of David and Asaph of old, there was a chief of singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
New Century Version   
Earlier, in the time of David and Asaph, there was a leader of the singers and of the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
The Message   
That same day men were appointed to be responsible for the storerooms for the offerings, the firstfruits, and the tithes. They saw to it that the portion directed by The Revelation for the priests and Levites was brought in from the farms connected to the towns. Judah was so appreciative of the priests and Levites and their service; they, along with the singers and security guards, had done everything so well, conducted the worship of their God and the ritual of ceremonial cleansing in a way that would have made David and his son Solomon proud. That’s the way it was done in the olden days, the days of David and Asaph, when they had choir directors for singing songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
because formerly in the days of David and Asaph, Asaph was the head of the singers and of songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For in the days of David and Asaph long ago there was a leader of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
Good News Translation®   
From the time of King David and the musician Asaph long ago, the musicians have led songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
Wycliffe Bible   
for in the days of David and of Asaph, from the beginning, princes of singers were ordained, praising in song, and acknowledging to God. (for from the days of David and of Asaph, yea, from the beginning, leaders were ordained over the singers, to lead the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.)
Contemporary English Version   
In fact, ever since the days of David and Asaph, there had been song leaders and songs of praise and worship.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
For in the days of David and Asaph long ago there was a leader of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
For in the days of David and Asaph long ago there was a leader of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there was a leader of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanks to God.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
For in the days of David and Asaph, in ancient times, there were leaders of singers, songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to God.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
For long ago in the days of David and Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
For in the days of David and Asaph, long ago, there were leaders of singers for songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
New American Standard Bible   
For in the days of David and Asaph, in ancient times, there were leaders of the singers, songs of praise and songs of thanksgiving to God.
The Expanded Bible   
·Earlier [Long ago], in the ·time [days] of David and Asaph, there was a ·leader [head; director] of the singers and of the songs of praise and [L hymns of] thanksgiving to God.
Tree of Life Version   
For of old, in the days of David and Asaph, there were leaders of the singers who sang songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
Revised Standard Version   
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
New International Reader's Version   
A long time ago there had been directors for the musicians. There had also been directors for the songs for giving thanks and praise to God. It was in the time of David and Asaph.
BRG Bible   
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
Complete Jewish Bible   
For back in the days of David and Asaf, there had been leaders for those singing the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
For in the days of David and Asaph long ago there was a leader of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
For in the days of Dovid and Asaph of old there were chiefs of the singers, and shir tehillah and hodot unto Elohim.
Names of God Bible   
Long ago in the time of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the singers to lead in singing the songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to Elohim.
Modern English Version   
For in the former days of David and Asaph there were leaders for the singers, the songs of praise, and thanksgivings to God.
Easy-to-Read Version   
(Long ago, in the days of David, Asaph had been the director. And he had many songs of praise and thanks to God.)
International Children’s Bible   
Earlier, in the time of David and Asaph, there was a leader of the singers. There were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
Lexham English Bible   
For in the days of David and Asaph from ancient times there was the head of the singers and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.
New International Version - UK   
For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the musicians and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.