1 Chronicles 25:7

1 Chronicles 25:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
• New International Version (NIV)Along with their relatives—all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord—they numbered 288.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The number of them along with their brothers, who were trained in singing to the Lord, all who were skillful, was 288.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So 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.

Context of 1 Chronicles 25:7

5All these [men] were the sons of Heman the king’s seer to exalt him in accordance with the words of God; for God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6All these were under the direction of their father to sing in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order and direction of the king. So their number [who led the remainder of the 4,000], with their relatives who were trained in singing to the Lord, all who were skillful, was 288. 8The musicians cast lots for their duties, everyone alike, the small (younger) as well as the great (older), the teacher as well as the student. 9The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him, his relatives and his sons, twelve;

1 Chronicles 25:7 word by word

וַיְהִ֤י מִסְפָּרָם֙ עִם־אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם מְלֻמְּדֵי־שִׁ֖יר לַיהוָ֑ה כָּל־הַ֨מֵּבִ֔ין מָאתַ֖יִם שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים וּשְׁמוֹנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So the numberמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
• of them, with their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• that were instructedלָמַדlâmad · to learn: teachH3925
• in the songsשִׁירshîyr shîyrâh · songH7892
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• all that were cunningבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• was two hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• fourscoreשְׁמֹנִיםshemônîym shemônîym · eightyH8084
• and eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 25:7

• 1 Chronicles 25:2Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
• 1 Chronicles 25:1Moreover, David and the commanders of the army selected for the [temple] service some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals. The list of the musicians who performed their service was as follows:
• 1 Chronicles 15:22Chenaniah, leader of the Levites, was in charge of the singing; he gave instruction in singing because he was skilled.
• 1 Chronicles 23:5and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 [musicians] were to praise the Lord with the instruments which David made for giving praise.
• Psalms 68:25The singers go in front, the players of instruments last; Between them the maidens playing on tambourines.
• Ephesians 5:19Speak to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, [offering praise by] singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;
• Colossians 3:16Let the [spoken] word of Christ have its home within you [dwelling in your heart and mind—permeating every aspect of your being] as you teach [spiritual things] and admonish and train one another with all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 25:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Two hundred fourscore and eight - That it twelve classes of twenty-four Levites each; for two hundred and eighty-eight divided by twelve quotes twenty-four.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7With their brethren - i. e., “with others of the tribe of Levi.” Each son of Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, was at the head of a band of twelve skilled musicians, consisting partly of his own sons, partly of Levites belonging to other families 1 Chronicles 23:5.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7The musicians from King David's time are listed by their families: Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. All these were under the hands of their father--Asaph had four sons, Jeduthun six, and Heman fourteen, equal to twenty-four; making the musicians with their brethren the singers, an amount of two hundred eighty-eight. For, like the priests and Levites, they were divided into twenty-four courses of twelve men each, equal to two hundred eighty-eight, who served a week in rotation; and these, half of whom officiated every week with a proportionate…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 25:7

• Asaph
• Harp
• Music

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Adonijah
• Asaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Cunning
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Gershon; Gershonites
• Korahites; Sons of Korah

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary