KJV 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Chronicles 25:6
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.
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BSB 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.
WEB World English Bible
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
ASV 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.
YLT 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.
Surrounding context — 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.
4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, [and] Mahazioth:
5 All these [were] the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6 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.
7 So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, [even] all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
8 And they cast lots, ward against [ward], as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons [were] twelve:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
כָּל־H3605 · kolallאֵ֣לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseעַל־H5921 · aluponיְדֵי֩H3027 · yadhandאֲבִיהֶ֨םH1 · avfatherבַּשִּׁ֜ירH7892 · shirsongבֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplaceיְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבִּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙H4700 · me.tse.letcymbalנְבָלִ֣יםH5035 · ne.velbagוְכִנֹּר֔וֹתH3658 · kin.norlyreלַעֲבֹדַ֖תH5656 · a.vo.dahserviceבֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplaceהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430 · e.lo.himGodעַ֚לH5921 · aluponיְדֵ֣יH3027 · yadhandהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ סH4428 · me.lekhkingאָסָ֥ףH623 · a.saphAsaphוִידוּת֖וּןH3038 · ye.du.tunJeduthunוְהֵימָֽן׃H1968 · he.manHeman
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 25:1-3Moreover 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:Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.1 Chronicles 15:22And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, [was] for song: he instructed about the song, because he [was] skilful.1 Chronicles 23:5Moreover four thousand [were] porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise [therewith].Ephesians 5:19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;1 Chronicles 15:19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, [were appointed] to sound with cymbals of brass;Psalm 68:25The singers went before, the players on instruments [followed] after; among [them were] the damsels playing with timbrels.1 Chronicles 15:16And 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.
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