1 Chronicles 25:7

1 Chronicles 25:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
• New International Version (NIV)Along with their relatives—all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord—they numbered 288.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The number of them along with their brothers, who were trained in singing to the Lord, all who were skillful, was 288.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the number of them, with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the Lord, all who were skillful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

Context of 1 Chronicles 25:7

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. 6All 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 with 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. 9Now the first lot went to Asaph’s son Joseph—12 the second to Gedaliah, his brothers and sons—12;

1 Chronicles 25:7 word by word

וַיְהִ֤י מִסְפָּרָם֙ עִם־אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם מְלֻמְּדֵי־שִׁ֖יר לַיהוָ֑ה כָּל־הַ֨מֵּבִ֔ין מָאתַ֖יִם שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים וּשְׁמוֹנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So the numberמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
• of them, with their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• that were instructedלָמַדlâmad · to learn: teachH3925
• in the songsשִׁירshîyr shîyrâh · songH7892
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• all that were cunningבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• was two hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• fourscoreשְׁמֹנִיםshemônîym shemônîym · eightyH8084
• and eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 25:7

• 1 Chronicles 25:2from the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the hand of the king.
• 1 Chronicles 25:1Moreover, David and the commanders of the army, set apart for avodah the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun who prophesied with lyres, harps and cymbals. The list of those who performed this work according to their service was:
• 1 Chronicles 15:22Chenaniah, leader of the Levites in music, was to direct the music because he was a master.
• 1 Chronicles 23:54,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 for praising Adonai “with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”
• Psalms 68:25They have seen Your processions, O God— the processions of my God, my King, into the Sanctuary:
• Ephesians 5:19speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your heart to the Lord—
• Colossians 3:16Let the word of Messiah dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another with all wisdom in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with gratitude in your hearts to God.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 25:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Two hundred fourscore and eight - That it twelve classes of twenty-four Levites each; for two hundred and eighty-eight divided by twelve quotes twenty-four.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7With their brethren - i. e., “with others of the tribe of Levi.” Each son of Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, was at the head of a band of twelve skilled musicians, consisting partly of his own sons, partly of Levites belonging to other families 1 Chronicles 23:5.Read the comment
• 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 25:7

• Asaph
• Harp
• Music

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Adonijah
• Asaph
• Cunning
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Gershon; Gershonites
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Mattaniah

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