1 Chronicles 25 · Verse 3

1 Chronicles 25:3

Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
1 Chronicles 25:3, King James Version

1 Chronicles 25:3 in other translations

BSBFrom the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
WEBOf Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD with the harp.
ASVOf Jeduthun; the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Jehovah.
YLTOf Jeduthun: sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, Shisshah, are by the side of their father Jeduthun; with a harp he is prophesying, for giving of thanks and of praise to Jehovah.
DARBYOf Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Isaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, and Shimei six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, to give thanks and to praise Jehovah.
BBEOf Jeduthun: the six sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah and Zeri and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah; under the direction of their father Jeduthun who, acting as a prophet, with corded instruments gave praise and glory to the Lord.
WebsterOf Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.

What does 1 Chronicles 25:3 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 The sons of Jeduthun - six - That is, six with their father, otherwise, there are but five. Hence it is said, they were under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 25:3 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.

לִידוּת֑וּןli.du.Tunfor JeduthunH3038
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121
יְדוּת֡וּןye.du.TunJeduthunH3038
גְּדַלְיָ֡הוּge.dal.Ya.huGedaliahH1436
וּצְרִ֡יu.tze.Riand ZeriH6874
וִֽ֠ישַׁעְיָהוּVi.sha'.ya.huand JeshaiahH3470
חֲשַׁבְיָ֨הוּcha.shav.Ya.huHashabiahH2811
וּמַתִּתְיָ֜הוּu.ma.tit.Ya.huand MattithiahH4993
שִׁשָּׁ֗הshi.ShahsixH8337
עַל֩'alonH5921
יְדֵ֨יye.Dei[the] hands ofH3027
אֲבִיהֶ֤ם'a.vi.Hemfather theirH1
יְדוּתוּן֙ye.du.TunJeduthunH3038
בַּכִּנּ֔וֹרba.ki.Norwith <the> harpH3658
הַנִּבָּ֕אha.ni.Ba'who prophesiedH5012
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הֹד֥וֹתho.Dotto give thanksH3034
וְהַלֵּ֖לve.ha.Leland to praiseH1984
לַיהוָֽה\׃\ \סla.Yah.weh<to> YahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 25:3

  • 1 Chronicles 16:41-42

    And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever; And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.

  • 1 Chronicles 9:16

    And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:21

    And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.

  • 1 Chronicles 25:21

    The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

  • 1 Chronicles 15:18

    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.

  • Psalms 92:1

    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:

  • 2 Chronicles 29:14

    And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.

  • Jeremiah 33:11

    The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeduthun.
9:16; 16:41,42; 2Ch 29:14
Gedaliah.
9
Zeri.
11
Izri. Jeshaiah.
15
Mattithiah.
21; 15:18,21
six."With Shimei, mentioned ver. 17." Shimei is not only mentioned in the parallel passage, but is supplied here by the Arabic version.
to give thanks.
Ps 92:1; Jer 33:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Chronicles 25:3

    Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.

  • 1 Chronicles 25:4

    Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti–ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

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1 Chronicles 25:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
De Jeduthún: los hijos de Jeduthún, Gedalías, Sesi, Jesaías, Hasabías, y Mathithías, y Simi: seis, bajo la mano de su padre Jeduthún, el cual profetizaba con arpa, para celebrar y alabar á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
De Jeduthun, les fils de Jeduthun: Guedalia, et Tseri, et Ésaïe, Hashabia, et Matthithia, et Shimhi, six, sous la direction de leur père Jeduthun, qui prophétisait avec la harpe, pour célébrer et louer l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Von Jeduthun, die Söhne Jeduthuns: Gedalja und Zeri und Jesaja, Haschabja und Mattithja, und Simei, sechs, unter der Leitung ihres Vaters Jeduthun, mit der Laute, welcher weissagte, um Jehova zu preisen und zu loben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Porro Idithun: filii Idithun, Godolias, Sori, Jeseias, et Hasabias, et Mathathias, sex, sub manu patris sui Idithun, qui in cithara prophetabat super confitentes et laudantes Dominum.