1 Chronicles 25:6

1 Chronicles 25:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They were all under the direction of their father in the music 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 of the king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)All these were under the direction of their father for the music in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the authority of the king.
• New Living Translation (NLT)All these men were under the direction of their fathers as they made music at the house of the Lord. Their responsibilities included the playing of cymbals, harps, and lyres at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman reported directly to the king.

Context of 1 Chronicles 25:6

4As for Heman, from his sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-Ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth. 5(All these were sons of Heman the king’s seer. They were given him through the promises of God to exalt him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.) All these men were under the supervision of their father for the music of the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the ministry at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the supervision of the king. 7Along with their relatives—all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord—they numbered 288. 8Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots for their duties.

1 Chronicles 25:6 word by word

כָּל־אֵ֣לֶּה עַל־יְדֵי֩ אֲבִיהֶ֨ם בַּשִּׁ֜יר בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֗ה בִּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙ נְבָלִ֣ים וְכִנֹּר֔וֹת לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים עַ֚ל יְדֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ס אָסָ֥ף וִידוּת֖וּן וְהֵימָֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• under the handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of their fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• for songשִׁירshîyr shîyrâh · songH7892
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• with cymbalsמְצִלְתַּיִםmetsêleth · cymbalH4700
• psalteriesנֵ֫בֶלnebel nêbel · harpH5035
• and harpsכִּנּוֹרkinnôr · lyreH3658
• for the serviceעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: ministryH5656
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• according to the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• to Asaphאָסָף'âsâph · AsaphH623
• Jeduthunיְדוּתוּןyedûthûn yedûthûn yedîythûn · JeduthunH3038
• and Hemanהֵימָןhêymân · HemanH1968

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 25:6

• 1 Chronicles 21:9The Lord said to Gad, David’s seer,
• 1 Samuel 9:9(Formerly in Israel, if someone went to inquire of God, they would say, “Come, let us go to the seer,” because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)
• 1 Chronicles 28:5Of all my sons—and the Lord has given me many—he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
• Genesis 33:5Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. “Who are these with you?” he asked. Jacob answered, “They are the children God has graciously given your servant.”
• Psalms 127:3Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.
• Isaiah 8:18Here am I, and the children the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 25:6

• 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 25:6

• Asaph
• Cymbal
• Harp
• Heman
• Music
• Psaltery
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• God
• House of God
• Chronicles, Books of
• Jeduthun
• Music
• Adonijah
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy

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