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1 Chronicles 25:6

All of these were under the supervision of their fathers; they were musicians in the Lord 's temple, playing cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God's temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Asaph;   Cymbal;   Harp;   Heman;   Music;   Psaltery;   Women;   Thompson Chain Reference - Choirs, Ancient;   Jeduthun;   Music;   Singers;   Singing;   Worship;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Sciences;   Woman;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Priest, Priesthood;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jeduthun;   Music;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ethan;   Izri;   Jeduthun;   Levites;   Music;   Prophet;   Samuel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Asaph;   Levites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Hananiah;   Heman;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Heman ;   Jeduthun ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jeduthun;   Levites;   Music;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jed'uthun;   Music;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gershon;   Hothir;   Merari;   Order;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Asaph;   Jeduthun;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
All these men were under their own fathers’ authority for the music in the Lord’s temple, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king’s authority.
Hebrew Names Version
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; Asaf, Yedutun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
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 Century Version
Heman directed all his sons in making music for the Temple of the Lord with cymbals, lyres, and harps; that was their way of serving in the Temple of God. King David was in charge of Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
Amplified Bible
All these were under the direction of their father to sing 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 and direction of the king.
New American Standard Bible
All of these were under the direction of their father to sing 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 direction of the king.
World English Bible
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
Geneva Bible (1587)
All these were vnder the hande of their father, singing in the house of the Lorde with cymbales, violes and harpes, for the seruice of the house of God, and Asaph, and Ieduthun, and Heman were at the Kings commandement.
Legacy Standard Bible
All these were under the direction of their father to sing in the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
Berean Standard Bible
All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of 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 direction of the king.
Contemporary English Version
His sons were under his direction and played cymbals, harps, and other stringed instruments during times of worship at the temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman took their orders directly from the king.
Complete Jewish Bible
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.
Darby Translation
All these were under the direction of their fathers Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, lutes and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the direction of the king.
Easy-to-Read Version
Heman led all his sons in singing in the Lord 's temple. His sons used cymbals, lyres, and harps. That was their way of serving in God's temple. King David chose these men.
George Lamsa Translation
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 kings order to Asaph, Jeruthun, and Heman.
Good News Translation
All of his sons played cymbals and harps under their father's direction, to accompany the Temple worship. And Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under orders from the king.
Lexham English Bible
All these were under the direction of their father in the music of the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps, and stringed instruments for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
Literal Translation
All these were at the hands of their father for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God, at the hands of the king: Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
All these were vnder their fathers Assaph Iedithun and Heman, to synge in the house of the LORDE with Cymbales, Psalteries & harpes, acordynge to the office in the house of God besyde the kynge.
American Standard Version
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
Bible in Basic English
All these, under the direction of their father, made music in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments, for the worship of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the orders of the king.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
All these also were at the hand of their father, singing in the house of the Lord, with cymbales, psalteries, and harpes, when Asaph, Ieduthun, and Heman executed the seruice in the house of God at the kinges commaundement.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
All these were under the hands of their fathers for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the direction of the king--Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
King James Version (1611)
All these were vnder the hands of their father, for song in the house of the Lord with cymbals, psalteries and harpes, for the seruice of the house of God, according to the kings order, to Asaph, Ieduthun, and Heman.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
All these sang hymns with their father in the house of God, with cymbals, and lutes, and harps, for the service of the house of God, near the king, and Asaph, and Idithun, and Æman.
English Revised Version
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; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Alle vndur the hond of her fadir weren `delid, ethir asigned, to synge in the temple of the Lord, in cymbalis, and sawtrees, and harpis, in to the seruyces of the hows of the Lord nyy the kyng, that is to seie, Asaph, and Idithum, and Heman.
Update Bible Version
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
Webster's Bible Translation
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 King James Version
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.
New Living Translation
All these men were under the direction of their fathers as they made music at the house of the Lord . Their responsibilities included the playing of cymbals, harps, and lyres at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman reported directly to the king.
New Life Bible
All of them were led by their father to sing in the Lord's house. They sang and played timbrels and harps, serving in the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were led by the king.
New Revised Standard
They were all under the direction of their father for 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.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
All these, were under the direction of their father, in the singing of the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps and lyres, for the service of the house of God, - Asaph and Jeduthun and Heman, under the direction of the king.
Douay-Rheims Bible
All these under their father’s hand were distributed to sing in the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, and psalteries and harps, for the service of the house of the Lord near the king: to wit, Asaph, and Idithun, and Heman.
Revised Standard Version
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, Jedu'thun, and Heman were under the order of the king.
Young's Literal Translation
All these [are] by the side of their father in the song of the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; by the side of the king [are] Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
All these were under the direction of their father to sing 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 direction of the king.

Contextual Overview

1 David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals. The following men were assigned this responsibility: 2 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. 3 From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all, under supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied as he played a harp, giving thanks and praise to the Lord . 4 From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king's prophet. God had promised him these sons in order to make him prestigious. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All of these were under the supervision of their fathers; they were musicians in the Lord 's temple, playing cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God's temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king. 7 They and their relatives, all of them skilled and trained to make music to the Lord , numbered two hundred eighty-eight.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

under the hands: 1 Chronicles 25:2, 1 Chronicles 25:3

for song: 1 Chronicles 25:1-3, 1 Chronicles 15:22, 1 Chronicles 23:5, Psalms 68:25, Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16

according to the king's order: Heb. by the hands of the king, 1 Chronicles 25:2, *marg.

Asaph: 1 Chronicles 25:1-4

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 2:6 - Heman 1 Chronicles 6:44 - Ethan 1 Chronicles 9:16 - Obadiah 1 Chronicles 15:19 - General 1 Chronicles 15:21 - harps 1 Chronicles 16:42 - musical instruments 2 Chronicles 5:12 - Asaph 2 Chronicles 20:28 - with psalteries 2 Chronicles 29:14 - Jeduthun Nehemiah 12:27 - out Psalms 33:2 - Praise Psalms 92:3 - instrument Psalms 149:3 - with the timbrel Psalms 150:5 - the loud cymbals Ecclesiastes 2:8 - musical instruments

Cross-References

Genesis 16:3
So after Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram's wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, to her husband to be his wife.
Genesis 21:14
Early in the morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He put them on her shoulders, gave her the child, and sent her away. So she went wandering aimlessly through the wilderness of Beer Sheba.
Genesis 25:1
Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah.
Genesis 25:2
She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Genesis 25:11
After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac. Isaac lived near Beer Lahai Roi.
Genesis 25:13
These are the names of Ishmael's sons, by their names according to their records: Nebaioth (Ishmael's firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Genesis 25:14
Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
Genesis 25:15
Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
Genesis 30:4
So Rachel gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had marital relations with her.
Genesis 30:9
When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

All these were under the hands of their father, for song in the house of the Lord,.... Instructed and directed by him in the performance of the service in the temple:

with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; which were the three principal instruments of music used in the temple service:

according to the king's order, to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman; who ordered and directed them what to sing, what tunes to make use of, and what instruments to play upon to those tunes.


 
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