1 Chronicles 25
New International Version
The Musicians
25 David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph,(A) Heman(B) and Jeduthun(C) for the ministry of prophesying,(D) accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals.(E) Here is the list of the men(F) who performed this service:(G)
2 From the sons of Asaph:
Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision.
3 As for Jeduthun, from his sons:(H)
Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,[a] Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six in all, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied, using the harp(I) in thanking and praising the Lord.
4 As for Heman, from his sons:
Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-Ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth. 5 (All these were sons of Heman the king’s seer. They were given him through the promises of God to exalt him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.)
6 All these men were under the supervision of their father(J) for the music of the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the ministry at the house of God.
Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman(K) were under the supervision of the king.(L) 7 Along with their relatives—all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord—they numbered 288. 8 Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots(M) for their duties.
| 9 The first lot, which was for Asaph,(N) fell to Joseph, | |
| his sons and relatives[b] | 12[c] | 
| the second to Gedaliah, | |
| him and his relatives and sons | 12 | 
| 10 the third to Zakkur, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 11 the fourth to Izri,[d] | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 12 the fifth to Nethaniah, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 13 the sixth to Bukkiah, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 14 the seventh to Jesarelah,[e] | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 16 the ninth to Mattaniah, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 17 the tenth to Shimei, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 18 the eleventh to Azarel,[f] | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 20 the thirteenth to Shubael, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 21 the fourteenth to Mattithiah, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 22 the fifteenth to Jerimoth, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 23 the sixteenth to Hananiah, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 24 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 25 the eighteenth to Hanani, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 26 the nineteenth to Mallothi, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 27 the twentieth to Eliathah, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 28 the twenty-first to Hothir, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 29 the twenty-second to Giddalti, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 | 
| 31 the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12.(O) | 
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 25:3 One Hebrew manuscript and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 17); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have Shimei.
- 1 Chronicles 25:9 See Septuagint; Hebrew does not have his sons and relatives.
- 1 Chronicles 25:9 See the total in verse 7; Hebrew does not have twelve.
- 1 Chronicles 25:11 A variant of Zeri
- 1 Chronicles 25:14 A variant of Asarelah
- 1 Chronicles 25:18 A variant of Uzziel
1 Cronici 25
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Cântăreţii, împărţiţi în douăzeci şi patru de cete
25 David şi căpeteniile oştirii au pus deoparte, pentru slujbă, pe aceia din fiii lui Asaf(A), Heman şi Iedutun, care proroceau întovărăşiţi de harpă, de alăută şi de chimvale. Şi iată numărul celor ce aveau de îndeplinit lucrarea aceasta. 2 Din fiii lui Asaf: Zacur, Iosif, Netania şi Aşareela, fiii lui Asaf, sub cârmuirea lui Asaf, care prorocea după poruncile împăratului. 3 Din Iedutun, fiii lui Iedutun: Ghedalia, Ţeri, Isaia, Haşabia, Matitia şi Şimei, şase, sub cârmuirea tatălui lor Iedutun, care prorocea cu harpa, ca să laude şi să mărească pe Domnul. 4 Din Heman, fiii lui Heman: Buchia, Matania, Uziel, Şebuel, Ierimot, Hanania, Hanani, Eliata, Ghidalti, Romamti-Ezer, Ioşbecaşa, Maloti, Hotir, Mahaziot, 5 toţi fii ai lui Heman, care era văzătorul împăratului, ca să descopere cuvintele lui Dumnezeu şi să înalţe puterea Lui; Dumnezeu dăduse lui Heman paisprezece fii şi trei fete. 6 Toţi aceştia erau sub cârmuirea părinţilor lor pentru cântarea în Casa Domnului şi aveau chimvale, alăute şi harpe pentru slujba Casei lui Dumnezeu. Asaf, Iedutun şi Heman lucrau sub poruncile împăratului. 7 Erau în număr de două sute optzeci şi opt, cuprinzându-se în acest număr şi fraţii lor deprinşi la cântarea Domnului, toţi cei ce erau meşteri. 8 Au tras la sorţi pentru slujbele lor, mici şi mari, învăţători(B) şi ucenici. 9 Cel dintâi sorţ ieşit a fost din Asaf pentru Iosif; al doilea, pentru Ghedalia, el, fraţii şi fiii lui, doisprezece; 10 al treilea, Zacur, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 11 al patrulea, pentru Iţeri, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 12 al cincilea, pentru Netania, fiii săi şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 13 al şaselea, Buchia, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 14 al şaptelea, pentru Iesareela, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 15 al optulea, pentru Isaia, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 16 al nouălea, pentru Matania, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 17 al zecelea, pentru Şimei, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 18 al unsprezecelea, pentru Azareel, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 19 al doisprezecelea, pentru Haşabia, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 20 al treisprezecelea, pentru Şubael, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 21 al paisprezecelea, pentru Matitia, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 22 al cincisprezecelea, pentru Ieremot, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 23 al şaisprezecelea, pentru Hanania, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 24 al şaptesprezecelea, pentru Ioşbecaşa, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 25 al optsprezecelea, pentru Hanani, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 26 al nouăsprezecelea, pentru Maloti, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 27 al douăzecilea, pentru Eliata, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 28 al douăzeci şi unulea, pentru Hotir, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 29 al douăzeci şi doilea, pentru Ghidalti, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 30 al douăzeci şi treilea, pentru Mahaziot, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece; 31 al douăzeci şi patrulea, pentru Romamti-Ezer, fiii şi fraţii săi, doisprezece;
1 Chronicles 25
English Standard Version
David Organizes the Musicians
25 David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of (A)Asaph, and of (B)Heman, and of (C)Jeduthun, who (D)prophesied with lyres, with (E)harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was: 2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who (F)prophesied under the direction of the king. 3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,[a] Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, (G)who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord. 4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. 5 All these were the sons of Heman (H)the king's seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 They were all under the direction of their father in the music in the house of the Lord with cymbals, (I)harps, and lyres for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order of the king. 7 The number of them along with their brothers, who were trained in singing to the Lord, all who were skillful, was (J)288. 8 And they cast lots for their duties, (K)small and great, teacher and pupil alike.
9 The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him and his brothers and his sons, twelve; 10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 11 the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 14 the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 18 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 20 to the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 21 to the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 22 to the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 23 to the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 24 to the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 25 to the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 26 to the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 27 to the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 28 to the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 29 to the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 30 to the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 31 to the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 25:3 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts lack Shimei
1 Chronicles 25
New King James Version
The Musicians
25 Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of (A)Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was: 2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and [a]Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were [b]under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king. 3 Of (B)Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, [c]Zeri, Jeshaiah, [d]Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, [e]six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord. 4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, [f]Uzziel, [g]Shebuel, [h]Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to [i]exalt his (C)horn. For God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6 All these were under the direction of their father for the music in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and (D)harps, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were (E)under the authority of the king. 7 So the (F)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.
8 And they cast lots for their duty, the small as well as the great, (G)the teacher with the student.
9 Now the first lot for Asaph came out for Joseph; the second for Gedaliah, him with his brethren and sons, twelve; 10 the third for Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 11 the fourth for [j]Jizri, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 12 the fifth for Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 13 the sixth for Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 14 the seventh for [k]Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 15 the eighth for Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 16 the ninth for Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 17 the tenth for Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 18 the eleventh for [l]Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 19 the twelfth for Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 20 the thirteenth for [m]Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 21 the fourteenth for Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 22 the fifteenth for [n]Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 23 the sixteenth for Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 24 the seventeenth for Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 25 the eighteenth for Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 26 the nineteenth for Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 27 the twentieth for Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 28 the twenty-first for Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 29 the twenty-second for Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 30 the twenty-third for Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 31 the twenty-fourth for Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 25:2 Jesharelah, v. 14
- 1 Chronicles 25:2 Lit. at the hands of
- 1 Chronicles 25:3 Jizri, v. 11
- 1 Chronicles 25:3 So with one Heb. ms., LXX mss.
- 1 Chronicles 25:3 Shimei is the sixth, v. 17
- 1 Chronicles 25:4 Azarel, v. 18
- 1 Chronicles 25:4 Shubael, v. 20
- 1 Chronicles 25:4 Jeremoth, v. 22
- 1 Chronicles 25:5 Increase his power or influence
- 1 Chronicles 25:11 Zeri, v. 3
- 1 Chronicles 25:14 Asharelah, v. 2
- 1 Chronicles 25:18 Uzziel, v. 4
- 1 Chronicles 25:20 Shebuel, v. 4
- 1 Chronicles 25:22 Jerimoth, v. 4
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