New Living Translation
1 Chronicles 15:21
21Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were chosen to play the lyres.
1 Chronicles 15:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
- 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;
Context of 1 Chronicles 15:21
19The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were chosen to sound the bronze cymbals. 20Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were chosen to play the harps. Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were chosen to play the lyres. 22Kenaniah, the head Levite, was chosen as the choir leader because of his skill. 23Berekiah and Elkanah were chosen to guard the Ark.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 151 Chronicles 15:21 word by word
וּמַתִּתְיָ֣הוּ וֶאֱלִֽיפְלֵ֗הוּ וּמִקְנֵיָ֙הוּ֙ וְעֹבֵ֣ד אֱדֹ֔ם וִֽיעִיאֵ֖ל וַעֲזַזְיָ֑הוּ בְּכִנֹּר֥וֹת עַל־הַשְּׁמִינִ֖ית לְנַצֵּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- 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 15:18The following men were chosen as their assistants: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers—Obed-edom and Jeiel.
- 1 Chronicles 16:5Asaph, the leader of this group, sounded the cymbals. Second to him was Zechariah, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They played the harps and lyres.
- 1 Chronicles 25:6All 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.
- 1 Samuel 10:5“When you arrive at Gibeah of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is located, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the place of worship. They will be playing a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre, and they will be prophesying.
- Psalms 33:2Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.
- Psalms 81:1Sing praises to God, our strength. Sing to the God of Jacob.
- Psalms 92:3accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, a harp, and the melody of a lyre.
- Psalms 150:3Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn; praise him with the lyre and harp!
- Psalms 6:1O Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage.
- Psalms 12:1Help, O Lord, for the godly are fast disappearing! The faithful have vanished from the earth!
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
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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
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