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Jeduthun
Jeduthun
-
lauder
;
praising
- the name of one or two
men
in
the Bible
.
A
Levite
of the family of
Merari
, and one of the three
masters
of
music
appointed
by
David
. His
office
was generally to preside over
the music
of the
temple
service
, Jeduthun's name
stands
at the
head
of the 39th, 62nd and 77th
Psalms
, indicating
probably
that they were to be sung by his
choir
.
A Levite whose son or
descendant
Obed-Edom
was a gatekeeper at the time David brought the
Ark of the Covenant
to
Jerusalem
.
Heman
and Jeduthun were responsible for the sounding of the trumpets and
cymbals
and for the
playing
of the other
instruments
for
sacred song
.