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 those men were sons of Heman, the king's prophet. God had promised to give Heman many children who would give him honour. God gave him 14 sons and three daughters. 6All these musicians were under the authority of their fathers. They used cymbals, harps and lyres to make music to worship the Lord in his temple. The king had authority over Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman. All those men had skills to make good music, as well as their relatives. There were 288 Levites who served the Lord as musicians. 8They used lots to decide the right work for each musician. They chose work for everyone in the same way: the young men and the older men, the teachers and the students. 9They chose 24 groups of musicians. There were 12 musicians in each group and each group had its leader. These were the names of the leaders of each group, from the first to the last that they chose: 1. Asaph's descendant Joseph, with his sons and his relatives. 2. Gedaliah, with his sons and his relatives. 3. Zaccur, with his sons and his relatives. 4. Izri, with his sons and his relatives. 5. Nethaniah, with his sons and his relatives. 6. Bukkiah, with his sons and his relatives. 7. Jesarelah, with his sons and his relatives. 8. Jeshaiah with his sons and his relatives. 9. Mattaniah with his sons and his relatives. 10. Shimei with his sons and his relatives. 11. Azarel with his sons and his relatives. 12. Hashabiah with his sons and his relatives. 13. Shubael with his sons and his relatives. 14. Mattithiah with his sons and his relatives. 15. Jeremoth with his sons and his relatives. 16. Hananiah with his sons and his relatives. 17. Joshbekashah with his sons and his relatives. 18. Hanani with his sons and his relatives. 19. Mallothi with his sons and his relatives. 20. Eliathah with his sons and his relatives. 21. Hothir with his sons and his relatives. 22. Giddalti with his sons and his relatives. 23. Mahazioth with his sons and his relatives. 24. Romamti-Ezer with his sons and his relatives.

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, there were: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. Asaph had authority over their work. He would speak a message from God when the king told him to do that.
• 1 Chronicles 25:1David and the army officers chose some Levites to serve God as musicians. They belonged to the families of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun. They chose these men to speak messages from God while they made music with harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is a list of the men that they chose for this work:
• 1 Chronicles 15:22Kenaniah was the leader of the musicians. They chose him to do that because he had good skill in music.
• 1 Chronicles 23:54,000 of them will be guards at the gates of the temple. 4,000 of them will use music to praise the Lord. They will use the musical instruments that I have provided for them.’
• Psalms 68:25The singers will march in front. The musicians will follow them. Young women will be with them as they beat their tambourines.
• Ephesians 5:19He will help you to speak to each other with all kinds of spiritual songs. Sing psalms from the Bible, and Christian songs. Praise the Lord with songs from inside yourselves.
• Colossians 3:16Let Christ's message always be in your thoughts, with all the good things that it brings. Use that message to teach and to warn each other. Be very wise as you do that. And also sing all kinds of spiritual songs to praise God. Sing psalms and Christian songs. As you sing, thank God from inside yourselves.

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