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 Living Translation (NLT)From the sons of Asaph, there were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. They worked under the direction of their father, Asaph, who proclaimed God’s messages by the king’s orders.

Context of 1 Chronicles 25:2

1Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing 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 according to the order of the king. 3Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord. 4Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Asaphאָסָף'âsâph · AsaphH623
• Zaccurזַכּוּרzakkûr · ZaccurH2139
• and Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• and Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֫הוּnethanyâh nethanyâhû · NethaniahH5418
• and Asarelahאֲשַׂרְאֵ֫לָה'ăώar'êlâh · AsharelahH841
• under the handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• which prophesiedנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 25:2

• 1 Chronicles 25:1Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was:
• 1 Chronicles 25:8And they cast lots for their duty, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the student.
• 1 Chronicles 12:28Zadok, a young man, a valiant warrior, and from 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, one group as another, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of the house of God, from the sons of Eleazar and from the sons of Ithamar.
• 2 Chronicles 23:1In the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and made a covenant with the captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri.
• 1 Chronicles 6:33And these are the ones who ministered with their sons: Of 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 leaders of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers accompanied by instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, by raising the voice with resounding 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, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
• 1 Samuel 10:5After that you shall come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying.
• 2 Kings 3:15But now bring me a musician.” Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
• 1 Corinthians 14:24But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all.
• 1 Chronicles 16:4And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the Lord God of Israel:
• 1 Chronicles 23:5four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with musical instruments, “which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.”
• 2 Chronicles 23:13When she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance; and the leaders and the trumpeters were by the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, also the singers with musical instruments, and those who led in praise. So Athaliah tore her clothes and said, “Treason! Treason!”
• 2 Chronicles 29:25And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for thus was the commandment of the Lord by 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