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1 Chronicles 25:2

Of the descendants of Asaf: Zakur, Yosef, N'tanyah and Asar'elah; the sons of Asaf were with Asaf, who prophesied according to the direction of the king.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Asaph;   Asarelah;   Harp;   Heman;   Joseph;   Nethaniah;   Zaccur;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Asaph;   Harp;   Music;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Priest, Priesthood;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jeduthun;   Joseph;   Music;   Nethaniah;   Zaccur;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Arelah;   Habakkuk;   Heman;   Izri;   Jesharelah;   Levites;   Music;   Nethaniah;   Priest;   Zaccur;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Asaph;   Asarelah;   Jesarelah;   Jesharelah;   Joseph;   Levites;   Nethaniah;   Zacc(h)ur;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Asharelah;   Chronicles, I;   Heman;   Joseph;   Nethaniah;   Zaccur;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Asarelah ;   Gershon, Gershonites ;   Heman ;   Jeduthun ;   Joseph ;   Nethaniah ;   Zaccur ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Nethaniah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Levites;   Music;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Asare'lah;   Zac'cur;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Music;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Asharelah;   Gershon;   Jesharelah;   Joseph (1);   Korahites;   Mattithiah;   Nethaniah;   Order;   Zaccur;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Asaph;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Asarelah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
From Asaph’s sons:
Hebrew Names Version
of the sons of Asaf: Zakkur, and Yosef, and Netanyah, and Asar'elah, the sons of Asaf, under the hand of Asaf, who prophesied after the order of the king.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
New Century Version
Asaph's sons who served were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. King David chose Asaph to preach, and Asaph directed his sons.
New English Translation
From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were supervised by Asaph, who prophesied under the king's supervision.
Amplified Bible
Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
New American Standard Bible
Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
World English Bible
of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied after the order of the king.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Of the sonnes of Asaph, Zaccur, and Ioseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah the sonnes of Asaph were vnder the hand of Asaph, which sang prophesies by the commission of the King.
Legacy Standard Bible
Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
Berean Standard Bible
From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
Contemporary English Version
Asaph's four sons, Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, were under the direction of their father and played music whenever the king told them to.
Darby Translation
of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied at the direction of the king.
Easy-to-Read Version
From Asaph's family: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. King David chose Asaph to prophesy. And Asaph led his sons.
George Lamsa Translation
Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccuri, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Israel. And the sons of Asaph whom the king placed under the direction of Jeruthun as singers.
Good News Translation
The four sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. They were under the direction of Asaph, who proclaimed God's messages whenever the king commanded.
Lexham English Bible
for the sons of Asaph: Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied under the hands of the king.
Literal Translation
of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph at the hands of Asaph, who prophesied at the hands of the king.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Amonge the childre of Assaph was Sakur, Ioseph, Nethania, Asarela, childre of Assaph vnder Assaph which prophecyed besyde ye kynge.
American Standard Version
of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied after the order of the king.
Bible in Basic English
Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asharelah, sons of Asaph; under the direction of Asaph, acting as a prophet under the orders of the king;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Of the sonnes of Asaph, Zacur, Ioseph, Nathania, and Asarela that wayted on Asaph which prophecied according to the commaundement of the king.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph; under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied according to the direction of the king.
King James Version (1611)
Of the sonnes of Asaph: Zaccur, and Ioseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sonnes of Asaph vnder the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The sons of Asaph; Sacchur, Joseph, and Nathanias, and Erael: the sons of Asaph were next the king.
English Revised Version
of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph; under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied after the order of the king.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Of the sones of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela; sotheli the sones of Asaph vndir the hond of Asaph profesieden bisidis the kyng.
Update Bible Version
of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied after the order of the king.
Webster's Bible Translation
Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king.
New King James Version
Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; 1 Chronicles 25:14">[fn] the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king.
New Living Translation
From the sons of Asaph, there were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. They worked under the direction of their father, Asaph, who proclaimed God's messages by the king's orders.
New Life Bible
The sons of Asaph were: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asharelah. They were led by Asaph, who spoke for God under the leading of the king.
New Revised Standard
Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Of the sons of Asaph, Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph, - under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of the sons of Asaph: Zacchur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela, sons of Asaph: under the hand of Asaph prophesying near the king.
Revised Standard Version
Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethani'ah, and Ashare'lah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
Young's Literal Translation
Of sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, [are] by the side of Asaph, who is prophesying by the side of the king.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

Contextual Overview

1 For the service, David and the army commanders selected some of the descendants of Asaf, of Heman and of Y'dutun to prophesy with lyres, lutes and cymbals. The list of those doing this work, according to the type of work performed was: 2 Of the descendants of Asaf: Zakur, Yosef, N'tanyah and Asar'elah; the sons of Asaf were with Asaf, who prophesied according to the direction of the king. 3 Of Y'dutun, the descendants of Y'dutun: G'dalyahu, Tzeri, Yesha‘yahu, Hashavyahu, Mattityahu — six, with their father Y'dutun, who, accompanied by the lyre, prophesied thanks and praise to Adonai . 4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukiyahu, Mattanyahu, ‘Uzi'el, Sh'vu'el, Yerimot, Hananyah, Hanani, Eli'atah, Gidalti, Romamti-‘ezer, Yoshb'kashah, Maloti, Hotir and Machzi'ot; 5 all these sons of Heman, the king's seer in matters pertaining to God, were there to exalt [God]. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 They were all with their fathers Asaf, Y'dutun and Heman to sing with cymbals, lutes and lyres in the house of Adonai , serving in the house of God under the direction of the king. 7 Their number, together with their kinsmen who had been instructed in singing to Adonai , was 288, all well trained.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Asaph: 1 Chronicles 25:1, 1 Chronicles 6:39, 1 Chronicles 15:17, 1 Chronicles 16:5, Psalms 73:1, Psalms 74:1, Psalms 75:1, Psalms 76:1, Psalms 77:1, Psalms 78:1, *titles Psalms 79:1, Psalms 80:1, Psalms 81:1, Psalms 82:1, Psalms 83:1, *titles

Asarelah: "Otherwise called Jesharelah." 1 Chronicles 25:14.

under the hands: 1 Chronicles 25:3, 1 Chronicles 25:6, Isaiah 3:6

according to the order of the king: Heb. by the hands of the king, 1 Chronicles 25:6, *marg.

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 3:15 - bring me 1 Chronicles 9:15 - Zichri 1 Chronicles 15:18 - the second 1 Chronicles 25:9 - Joseph 1 Chronicles 25:10 - Zaccur 1 Chronicles 25:12 - Nethaniah 2 Chronicles 29:13 - Asaph Ezra 2:41 - Asaph Nehemiah 7:44 - The singers Nehemiah 12:35 - Zechariah

Cross-References

Genesis 25:1
(vi) Avraham took another wife, whose name was K'turah.
Genesis 25:4
The sons of Midyan were ‘Eifah, ‘Efer, Hanokh, Avida and Elda‘ah. All these were descendants of K'turah.
Genesis 25:8
Then Avraham breathed his last, dying at a ripe old age, an old man full of years; and he was gathered to his people.
Genesis 25:15
Hadad, Teima, Y'tur, Nafish and Kedmah.
Genesis 25:16
(Maftir) These are the sons of Yishma‘el, and these are their names, according to their settlements and camps, twelve tribal rulers.
Genesis 25:17
This is how long Yishma‘el lived: 137 years. Then he breathed his last, died and was gathered to his people.
Genesis 25:18
Yishma‘el's sons lived between Havilah and Shur, near Egypt as you go toward Ashur; he settled near all his kinsmen. Haftarah Hayyei-Sarah: M'lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 1:1–31 B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Hayyei-Sarah: Mattityahu (Matthew) 8:19–22; 27:3–10; Luke 9:57–62 Here is the history of Yitz'chak, Avraham's son. Avraham fathered Yitz'chak. Yitz'chak was forty years old when he took Rivkah, the daughter of B'tu'el the Arami from Paddan-Aram and sister of Lavan the Arami, to be his wife. Yitz'chak prayed to Adonai on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. Adonai heeded his prayer, and Rivkah became pregnant. The children fought with each other inside her so much that she said, "If it's going to be like this, why go on living?" So she went to inquire of Adonai , who answered her, "There are two nations in your womb. From birth they will be two rival peoples. One of these peoples will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger." When the time for her delivery came, there were twins in her womb. The first to come out was reddish and covered all over with hair, like a coat; so they named him ‘Esav [completely formed, that is, having hair already]. Then his brother emerged, with his hand holding ‘Esav's heel, so he was called Ya‘akov [he catches by the heel, he supplants]. Yitz'chak was sixty years old when she bore them. The boys grew; and ‘Esav became a skillful hunter, an outdoorsman; while Ya‘akov was a quiet man who stayed in the tents. Yitz'chak favored ‘Esav, because he had a taste for game; Rivkah favored Ya‘akov. One day when Ya‘akov had cooked some stew, ‘Esav came in from the open country, exhausted, and said to Ya‘akov, "Please! Let me gulp down some of that red stuff — that red stuff! I'm exhausted!" (This is why he was called Edom [red].) Ya‘akov answered, "First sell me your rights as the firstborn." "Look, I'm about to die!" said ‘Esav. "What use to me are my rights as the firstborn?" Ya‘akov said, "First, swear to me!" So he swore to him, thus selling his birthright to Ya‘akov. Then Ya‘akov gave him bread and lentil stew; he ate and drank, got up and went on his way. Thus ‘Esav showed how little he valued his birthright.
Genesis 25:32
"Look, I'm about to die!" said ‘Esav. "What use to me are my rights as the firstborn?"
Genesis 25:33
Ya‘akov said, "First, swear to me!" So he swore to him, thus selling his birthright to Ya‘akov.
Genesis 36:35
When Husham died, Hadad the son of B'dad, who killed Midyan in the field of Mo'av, reigned in his place; the name of his city was ‘Avit.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Of the sons of Asaph,.... Who were separated, and by lot appointed, to the service of singers in the temple:

Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah; called Jesharelah, 1 Chronicles 25:14, these had the third fourth, fifth, and seventh lots, 1 Chronicles 25:9,

under the hands of Asaph; under his instruction and authority:

which prophesied according to the order of the king; which Asaph composed psalms under the inspiration of the Spirit of God, and was ordered by King David to sing them, and by whose command they were inserted in the book of Psalms, where they now stand with his name to them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Under the hands of Asaph ... - That is to say, “under the direction of Asaph” - who himself “prophesied,” or performed the sacred services, “under the direction of the king.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 25:2. Which prophesied — Sung hymns and prayed. But the Targum understands this of prophesying in the proper sense of the term; and therefore says, "Who prophesied by the Holy Spirit." Jarchi is of the same opinion and quotes the case of Elisha, 2 Kings 3:15; While the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord [i.e., the spirit of prophecy] was upon him.


 
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