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 sons of Heman, the king’s seer, were given by the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6All these men were under their own fathers’ authority for the music in the Lord’s temple, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king’s authority. They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the Lord. 8They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil. 9The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph, his sons, and his relatives — 12 to Gedaliah the second: him, his relatives, and his sons — 12

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 25:2From Asaph’s sons: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under Asaph’s authority, who prophesied under the authority of the king.
• 1 Chronicles 25:1David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men who performed their service:
• 1 Chronicles 15:22Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites in music, was to direct the music because he was skillful.
• 1 Chronicles 23:5four thousand are to be gatekeepers, and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the instruments that I have made for worship.”
• Psalms 68:25Singers lead the way, with musicians following; among them are young women playing tambourines.
• Ephesians 5:19speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music with your heart to the Lord,
• Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.

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