1 Chronicles 25:2

1 Chronicles 25:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.
• New International Version (NIV)From the sons of Asaph: Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king.

Context of 1 Chronicles 25:2

1Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was: Of 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. 3Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the Lord. 4Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

1 Chronicles 25:2 word by word

לִבְנֵ֣י אָסָ֗ף זַכּ֧וּר וְיוֹסֵ֛ף וּנְתַנְיָ֥ה וַאֲשַׂרְאֵ֖לָה בְּנֵ֣י אָסָ֑ף עַ֚ל יַד־אָסָ֔ף הַנִּבָּ֖א עַל־יְדֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

• Of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Asaphאָסָף'âsâph · AsaphH623
• Zaccurזַכּוּרzakkûr · ZaccurH2139
• Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֫הוּnethanyâh nethanyâhû · NethaniahH5418
• Asharelahאֲשַׂרְאֵ֫לָה'ăώar'êlâh · AsharelahH841
• underעַל‛al · uponH5921
• directionיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• who prophesiedנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 25:2

• 1 Chronicles 25:1Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was:
• 1 Chronicles 25:8They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the pupil.
• 1 Chronicles 12:28also Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father’s house twenty-two captains.
• 1 Chronicles 23:2And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.
• 1 Chronicles 24:5Thus they were divided by lot, the one as the other; for they were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God, both from the descendants of Eleazar and the descendants of Ithamar.
• 2 Chronicles 23:1Now in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Johanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, and they entered into a covenant with him.
• 1 Chronicles 6:33These are those who served with their sons: From the sons of the Kohathites were Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
• 1 Chronicles 15:16Then David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives the singers, with instruments of music, harps, lyres, loud-sounding cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.
• 1 Chronicles 25:3Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the Lord.
• 1 Samuel 10:5Afterward you will come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is; and it shall be as soon as you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and a lyre before them, and they will be prophesying.
• 2 Kings 3:15But now bring me a minstrel.” And it came about, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
• 1 Corinthians 14:24But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an ungifted man enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all;
• 1 Chronicles 16:4He appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, even to celebrate and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:
• 1 Chronicles 23:5and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 were praising the Lord with the instruments which David made for giving praise.
• 2 Chronicles 23:13She looked, and behold, the king was standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpeters were beside the king. And all the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets, the singers with their musical instruments leading the praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and said, “Treason! Treason!”
• 2 Chronicles 29:25He then stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with harps and with lyres, according to the command of David and of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for the command was from the Lord through His prophets.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 25:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Which prophesied - Sung hymns and prayed. But the Targum understands this of prophesying in the proper sense of the term; and therefore says, "Who prophesied by the Holy Spirit." Jarchi is of the same opinion and quotes the case of Elisha, 2 Kings 3:15; While the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord [i.e., the spirit of prophecy] was upon him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Under the hands of Asaph … - That is to say, “under the direction of Asaph” - who himself “prophesied,” or performed the sacred services, “under the direction of the king.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Asaph and Jeduthun proclaimed God's messages, meaning they were prophets and musicians.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. according to the order of the king--Hebrew, "by the hands of the king," that is, "according to the king's order," under the personal superintendence of Asaph and his colleagues. which prophesied--that is, in this connection, played with instruments. This metaphorical application of the term "prophecy" most probably originated in the practice of the prophets, who endeavored to rouse their prophetic spirit by the animating influence of music (see on 2Ki…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 25:2

• Asaph
• Asarelah
• Harp
• Heman
• Joseph
• Nethaniah
• Zaccur

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Jeduthun
• Joseph
• Music
• Nethaniah
• Zaccur
• Adonijah
• Asharelah; Asarelah
• David

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