1 Chronicles 25
25
David Organizes the Musicians
1 David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals.#tn Heb “David and the officers of the army set apart for service the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the ones prophesying by harps, by lyres, and by cymbals.” The following men were assigned this responsibility:#tn Heb “and their number was, the men of work for their service.”
2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were supervised by Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision.#tn Heb “the sons of Asaph [were] upon the hand of Asaph, the one prophesying upon the hands of the king.”
3 From the sons of Jeduthun:#tn Heb “belonging to Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun.” Gedaliah, Zeri,#tn This name appears as “Izri” in v. 10. Jeshaiah,#tc One Hebrew ms and some LXX mss supply the name “Shimei” after “Jeshaiah.” Most Hebrew mss omit the name here (but cf. v. 17). Hashabiah, and Mattithiah – six in all,#tc The list includes only five names. Apparently the name “Shimei” (see v. 17), which appears in one medieval Hebrew ms and in the LXX, has been accidentally omitted from the Hebrew text. under supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied as he played a harp, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.
4 From the sons of Heman:#tn Heb “belonging to Heman, the sons of Heman.” Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s prophet. God had promised him these sons in order to make him prestigious.#tn Heb “by the words of God to exalt a horn.” An animal’s horn is sometimes used metaphorically as a symbol of strength and honor. See BDB 901-2 s.v. קֶרֶנ. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6 All of these were under the supervision of their fathers; they were musicians in the Lord’s temple, playing cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king. 7 They and their relatives, all of them skilled and trained to make music to the Lord, numbered two hundred eighty-eight.#tn Heb “and their number with their brothers, trained in music to the Lord, all skilled, was 288.”
8 They cast lots to determine their responsibilities – oldest as well as youngest, teacher as well as student.#tn Heb “and they cast lots [for] service, just as like small, like great, teacher with student.”
9 The first lot went to Asaph’s son Joseph and his relatives and sons – twelve in all,#tc Heb “The first lot went to Asaph, to Joseph.” Apparently the recurring formula, “and his sons and his relatives, twelve” has been accidentally omitted from the Hebrew text at this point (see vv. 10-31; the formula is slightly different in v. 9b). If the number “twelve” is not supplied here, the total comes to only 276, not the 288 required by v. 7.
the second to Gedaliah and his relatives and sons – twelve in all,
10 the third to Zaccur and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
11 the fourth to Izri#tn “Izri” is a variant of the name “Zeri” (cf. 25:3). and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
12 the fifth to Nethaniah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
13 the sixth to Bukkiah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
14 the seventh to Jesharelah#tn “Jesharelah” is a variant of the name “Asarelah” (cf. 25:2). and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
15 the eighth to Jeshaiah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
16 the ninth to Mattaniah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
17 the tenth to Shimei and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
18 the eleventh to Azarel#tn “Azarel” is a variant of the name “Uzziel” (cf. 25:4). and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
19 the twelfth to Hashabiah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
20 the thirteenth to Shubael and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
21 the fourteenth to Mattithiah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
22 the fifteenth to Jerimoth and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
23 the sixteenth to Hananiah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
24 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25 the eighteenth to Hanani and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
26 the nineteenth to Mallothi and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
27 the twentieth to Eliathah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
28 the twenty-first to Hothir and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
29 the twenty-second to Giddalti and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
31 the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer and his sons and relatives – twelve in all.
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1 Chronicles 25
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1So Dauid and the captaines of the armie separated for the ministerie the sonnes of Asaph, and Heman, and Ieduthun, who should sing prophesies with harpes, with violes, and with cymbales, and their nomber was euen of the men for the office of their ministerie, to wit, 2Of the sonnes of Asaph, Zaccur, and Ioseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah the sonnes of Asaph were vnder the hand of Asaph, which sang prophesies by the commission of the King. 3Of Ieduthun, the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Ieshaiah, Ashabiah and Mattithiah, six, vnder the hands of their father: Ieduthun sang prophecies with an harpe, for to giue thankes and to praise the Lord. 4Of Heman, the sonnes of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Vzziel, Shebuel, and Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Ioshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5All these were the sonnes of Heman, the Kings Seer in the wordes of God to lift vp the horne: and God gaue to Heman fourtene sonnes and three daughters. 6All these were vnder the hande of their father, singing in the house of the Lord with cymbales, violes and harpes, for the seruice of the house of God, and Asaph, and Ieduthun, and Heman were at the Kings commandement. 7So was their nomber with their brethre that were instruct in ye songs of the Lord, euen of al that were cunning, two hundreth foure score and eight. 8And they cast lottes, charge against charge, aswel small as great, the cunning man as the scholer. 9And the first lot fell to Ioseph which was of Asaph, the second, to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and his sonnes were twelue. 10The third, to Zaccur, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue. 11The fourth, to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 12The fift, to Nethaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 13The sixt, to Bukkiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 14The seuenth, to Iesharelah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 15The eight, to Ieshaiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 16The ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 17The tenth, to Shimei, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 18The eleuenth, to Azareel, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 19The twelft, to Ashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 20The thirteenth, to Shubael, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 21The fourtenth, to Mattithiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 22The fifteenth, to Ierimoth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 23The sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 24The seuenteenth, to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 25The eighteenth, to Hanani, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 26The ninteenth, to Mallothi, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 27The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 28The one and twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 29The two and twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 30The three and twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue. 31The foure and twentieth, to Romamti-ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
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