1 Chronicles 25 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

The Musicians

The Divisions of the Musicians

1Ch 25:1Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was:

1Ch 25:2

1Ch 25:2Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah;[fn] the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king.

1Ch 25:3

1Ch 25:3Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri,[fn] Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six,[fn] under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the LORD.

1Ch 25:4

1Ch 25:4Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel,[fn] Shebuel,[fn] Jerimoth,[fn] Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

1Ch 25:5

1Ch 25:5All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to exalt his horn.[fn] For God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

1Ch 25:6

1Ch 25:6All these were under the direction of their father for the music in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the authority of the king.

1Ch 25:7

1Ch 25:7So the number of them, with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the LORD, all who were skillful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

1Ch 25:8

1Ch 25:8And they cast lots for their duty, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the student.

1Ch 25:9

1Ch 25:9Now the first lot for Asaph came out for Joseph; the second for Gedaliah, him with his brethren and sons, twelve;

1Ch 25:10

1Ch 25:10the third for Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:11

1Ch 25:11the fourth for Jizri,[fn] his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:12

1Ch 25:12the fifth for Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:13

1Ch 25:13the sixth for Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:14

1Ch 25:14the seventh for Jesharelah,[fn] his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:15

1Ch 25:15the eighth for Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:16

1Ch 25:16the ninth for Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:17

1Ch 25:17the tenth for Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:18

1Ch 25:18the eleventh for Azarel,[fn] his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:19

1Ch 25:19the twelfth for Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:20

1Ch 25:20the thirteenth for Shubael,[fn] his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:21

1Ch 25:21the fourteenth for Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:22

1Ch 25:22the fifteenth for Jeremoth,[fn] his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:23

1Ch 25:23the sixteenth for Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:24

1Ch 25:24the seventeenth for Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:25

1Ch 25:25the eighteenth for Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:26

1Ch 25:26the nineteenth for Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:27

1Ch 25:27the twentieth for Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:28

1Ch 25:28the twenty-first for Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:29

1Ch 25:29the twenty-second for Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:30

1Ch 25:30the twenty-third for Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

1Ch 25:31

1Ch 25:31the twenty-fourth for Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

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NKJV Footnotes

(25:2)

Spelled Jesharelah in verse 14

(25:3)

Spelled Jizri in verse 11

(25:3)

Shimei, appearing in one Hebrew and several Septuagint manuscripts, completes the total of six sons (compare verse 17).

(25:4)

Spelled Azarel in verse 18

(25:4)

Spelled Shubael in verse 20

(25:4)

Spelled Jeremoth in verse 22

(25:5)

That is, to increase his power or influence

(25:11)

Spelled Zeri in verse 3

(25:14)

Spelled Asharelah in verse 2

(25:18)

Spelled Uzziel in verse 4

(25:20)

Spelled Shebuel in verse 4

(25:22)

Spelled Jerimoth in verse 4

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