1 Chronicles 25 · Verse 1

1 Chronicles 25:1

Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
1 Chronicles 25:1, King James Version

1 Chronicles 25:1 in other translations

BSBAdditionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
WEBMoreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. The number of those who did the work according to their service was:
ASVMoreover David and the captains of the host set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of them that did the work according to their service was:
YLTAnd David and the heads of the host separate for service, of the sons of Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, who are prophesying with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals, and the number of the workmen is according to their service.
DARBYAnd David and the captains of the host separated for the service those of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun who were to prophesy with harps and lutes and cymbals; and the number of the men employed according to their service was:
BBEFurther, David and the chiefs of the servants of the holy place made selection of certain of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun for the work of prophets, to make melody with corded instruments and brass; and the number of the men for the work they had to do was:
WebsterMoreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

What does 1 Chronicles 25:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
1Ch 25:1-7. Number and Office of the Singers. 1. David and the captains of the host--that is, the princes (1Ch 23:2; 24:6). It is probable that the king was attended on the occasion of arranging the singers by the same parties that are mentioned as having assisted him in regulating the order of the priests and Levites.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

The number and offices of the singers and players on musical instruments; and their division by lot into twenty-four courses, vv. 1-31. Verse 1 David and the captains of the host - The chiefs of those who formed the several orders: not military captains. Should prophesy - Should accompany their musical instruments with prayer and singing.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
The singers and musicians. --David put those in order who were appointed to be singers and musicians in the temple. To prophesy, in this place, means praising God with great earnestness and devout affections, under the influences of the Holy Spirit. In raising these affections, poetry and music were employed. If the Spirit of God do not put life and fervour into our devotions, they will, however ordered, be a lifeless, worthless form.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Chronicles 25:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּבְדֵּ֣לvai.yav.Deland he separatedH914
דָּוִיד֩da.VidDavidH1732
וְשָׂרֵ֨יve.sa.Reiand [the] commanders ofH8269
הַצָּבָ֜אha.tza.Va'the armyH6635
לַעֲבֹדָ֗הla.'a.vo.Dahfor serviceH5656
לִבְנֵ֤יliv.Nei<to> [the] sons ofH1121
אָסָף֙'a.SafAsaphH623
וְהֵימָ֣ןve.hei.Manand HemanH1968
וִֽידוּת֔וּןvi.du.Tunand JeduthunH3038
הַֽנִּבְּאִ֛יםha.ne.bi.'imwho prophesiedH5012
בְּכִנֹּר֥וֹתbe.khi.no.Rotwith harpsH3658
בִּנְבָלִ֖יםbin.va.Limwith lyresH5035
וּבִמְצִלְתָּ֑יִםu.vim.tzil.Ta.yimand with cymbalsH4700
וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it wasH1961
מִסְפָּרָ֔םmis.pa.Ramnumber theirH4557
אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Sheimen ofH582
מְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahworkH4399
לַעֲבֹדָתָֽם\׃la.'a.vo.da.Tamfor service theirH5656

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 25:1

  • 2 Kings 3:15

    But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:33

    And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,

  • 1 Samuel 10:5

    After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:

  • 1 Chronicles 6:39

    And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

  • Revelation 15:2-4

    And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

  • Nehemiah 12:27

    And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

  • Psalms 150:3-5

    Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:25-26

    And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets. And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

  • Psalms 92:1-3

    A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:16-21

    And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy. So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, the porters. So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass; …

  • 2 Chronicles 23:13

    And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.

  • Nehemiah 12:43-46

    Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off. And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited. And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 The number and offices of the singers.
8 Their division by lot into four and twenty orders.

the captains.That is, the chief of the several orders; not military captains.
12:28; 23:2; 24:5,6; 2Ch 23:1,9
Asaph.
6:33,39,44; 15:16-19
prophesy.The word prophesy, here, seems to mean no more than praising God by singing inspired prophetical hymns.
3; 1Sa 10:5; 2Ki 3:15; 1Co 14:24-26
harps.
15:16-21; 16:4,5,42; 23:5-7; 2Ch 23:13; 29:25,26; 31:2; 34:12
Ezr 3:10,11; Ne 12:24,27,43-46; Ps 81:2; 92:1-3; 150:3-5
Re 15:2-4

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 25:1

    Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

  • 1 Chronicles 25:2

    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.

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1 Chronicles 25:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
ASIMISMO David y los príncipes del ejército apartaron para el ministerio á los hijos de Asaph, y de Hemán, y de Jeduthún, los cuales profetizasen con arpas, salterios, y címbalos: y el número de ellos fué, de hombres idóneos para la obra de su ministerio respectivo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et David et les chefs de l’armée mirent à part pour le service, d’entre les fils d’Asaph et d’Héman et de Jeduthun, ceux qui devaient prophétiser avec des harpes, et des luths, et des cymbales; et le nombre des hommes employés au service était:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und David und die Obersten des Heeres sonderten von den Söhnen Asaphs und Hemans und Jeduthuns solche zum Dienste ab, welche weissagten mit Lauten und Harfen und mit Cymbeln. Und es war ihre Zahl, der Männer, die tätig waren für ihren Dienst:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Igitur David et magistratus exercitus segregaverunt in ministerium filios Asaph, et Heman, et Idithun, qui prophetarent in citharis, et psalteriis, et cymbalis secundum numerum suum, dedicato sibi officio servientes.