In the Hebrew Bible Ethni was an ancestor of Asaph, of the Gershonite branch of the Levites. David assigned him to the music ministry of the Lord's house (1 Chronicles 6:41).[1] In 1 Chronicles 6:21,[2] the same person is referred to as "Jeatherai" (KJV spells it "Jeaterai").[3]

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  1. ^ Due to differences in versification, some Bibles call this verse 1 Chronicles 6:26
  2. ^ Due to differences in versification, some Bibles call this 1 Chronicles 6:6
  3. ^ T. K. Cheyne; J. Sutherland Black, eds. (1901) [1899]. "Ethni". Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible. Vol. 2, E–K. New York: The Macmillan Company.