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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• 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.

Context of 1 Chronicles 25:6

4As for Heman, from Heman’s sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth. 5All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer according to the promise of God to lift up a horn. God gave Heman 14 sons and three daughters. All these were under the direction of their father for singing in the House of Adonai with cymbals, harps and lyres for the avodah of the House of God under the hand of the king. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman along with 7with their kinsmen all trained and skillfull singers of Adonai, numbered 288. 8They cast lots for their divisions on the principal of small and great alike, teacher as well as student.

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 21:9Then Adonai spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying:
• 1 Samuel 9:9(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, “Come, let’s go to the seer”—for today’s prophet was formerly called a seer.)
• 1 Chronicles 28:5Moreover, of all my sons—for Adonai has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of Adonai over Israel.
• Genesis 33:5His eyes glanced up and he saw the women and the children, and said, “Who are these with you?” “The children whom God has graciously given your servant,” he said.
• Psalms 127:3Behold, children are a heritage of Adonai —the fruit of the womb is a reward.
• Isaiah 8:18Here I am with the children that Adonai has given me as signs and wonders in Israel, from Adonai-Tzva’ot 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