1 Chronicles 15:21

1 Chronicles 15:21 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel and Azaziah were to play the harps, directing according to sheminith.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead with lyres according to the Sheminith.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, to direct with harps on the Sheminith;
• New Living Translation (NLT)Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were chosen to play the lyres.

Context of 1 Chronicles 15:21

19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass; 20And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel. 22And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful. 23And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

1 Chronicles 15:21 word by word

וּמַתִּתְיָ֣הוּ וֶאֱלִֽיפְלֵ֗הוּ וּמִקְנֵיָ֙הוּ֙ וְעֹבֵ֣ד אֱדֹ֔ם וִֽיעִיאֵ֖ל וַעֲזַזְיָ֑הוּ בְּכִנֹּר֥וֹת עַל־הַשְּׁמִינִ֖ית לְנַצֵּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear

• And Mattithiahמַתִּתְיָ֫הוּmattithyâh mattithyâhû · MattithiahH4993
• and Eliphelehאֱלִיפְלֵ֫הוּ'ĕlîyphelêhû · EliphelehuH466
• and Mikneiahמִקְנֵיָ֫הוּmiqnêyâhû · MikneiahH4737
• and Obed–edomעֹבֵד אֱדוֹם‛ôbêd 'ĕdôm · Obed-edomH5654
• and Jeielיְעִיאֵלye‛îy'êl · JeielH3273
• and Azaziahעֲזַזְיָ֫הוּ‛ăzazyâhû · AzaziahH5812
• with harpsכִּנּוֹרkinnôr · lyreH3658
• on the Sheminithשְׁמִינִיתshemîynîyth · SheminithH8067
• to excelנָצַחnâtsach · to conductH5329

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 15:21

• 1 Chronicles 15:18And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, the porters.
• 1 Chronicles 16:5Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed–edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
• 1 Chronicles 25:6All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
• 1 Samuel 10:5After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
• Psalms 33:2Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
• Psalms 81:1Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
• Psalms 92:3Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
• Psalms 150:3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
• Psalms 6:1O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
• Psalms 12:1Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 15:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21On the Sheminith - According to the Targum, this signifies an instrument that sounded an octave, or, according to others, an instrument with eight strings. The Syriac and Arabic have it, instruments to sing with daily, at the third, sixth, and ninth hour; the Vulgate, an octave, for a song of victory: some think the eighth band of the musicians is intended, who had the strongest and most sonorous voices; and that it is in this sense that shelomith and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Harps on the Sheminith - “Sheminith” properly means “the eighth,” and has been compared with the modern musical term “octave.” Further, “Sheminith” and “Alamoth” are regarded as contrasted, and the harps of Mattithiah and his companions are supposed to have been pitched an octave below the psalteries of Zechariah and his brethren. The word translated “to excel,” is taken as meaning “to lead,” and Mattithiah, etc., as leaders of the singers.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21lyres according to the Sheminith: Sheminith might relate to a term meaning “octave,” suggesting a lower vocal range.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2416-24. David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint ... the singers with instruments--These eminent Levites were instructed to train the musicians and singers who were under them, for the solemn procession. The performers were ranged in three choirs or bands, and the names of the principal leaders are given (1Ch 15:17, 18, 21), with the instruments respectively used by each. "Ben" (1Ch 15:18) is omitted (1Ch 15:20). Either it was used merely as a…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 15:21

• Azaziah
• David
• Elipheleh
• Jeiel
• Mattithiah
• Mikneiah
• Music
• Obed-Edom
• Tact

In the dictionaries

• Edom
• Obed-Edom
• Azaziah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Elipheleh
• Harp
• Kirjathjearim
• Music
• ObedEdom
• Sheminith

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 15

• 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