1 Chronicles 9:33
musicians <07891> [the singers.]
<06362> [were free.]
tasks <04399> [they, etc. Heb. upon them. employed.]
A number of Levites were employed by rotation in singing the praises of Jehovah; and they seem to have continued the service day and night: see the References.
1 Chronicles 15:16-22
David <01732> [And David.]
leaders <08269> [chief.]
musicians <07891> [the singers.]
<07311> [lifting up.]
Heman <01968> [Heman.]
Asaph <0623> [Asaph.]
Ethan <0387> [Ethan.]
son ......... son ....... descendants ..... son <01121> [son of Kishi.]
second in rank <04932> [the second.]
Zechariah <02148> [Zechariah.]
Jaaziel <03268> [Jaaziel.]
[Aziel. Obed-edom.]
Aziel <05815> [Aziel.]
[Jaaziel. Alamoth.]
Mattithiah <04993> [Mattithiah.]
lyres <03658> [harps.]
sheminith ....... director <05329 08067> [Sheminith to excel. or, eighth to oversee.]
transport ..... well-informed <04853> [for, etc. or, for the carriage: he instructed about the carriage. song. Heb. lifting up.]
well-informed <03256> [he instructed.]
1 Chronicles 16:4-5
He appointed <05414> [he appointed.]
serve <08334> [minister.]
offer ... songs <02142> [to record.]
Lord ............ Lord God <03068 0430> [the Lord God.]
Asaph ........................... Asaph <0623> [Asaph.]
stringed instruments <03658 05035> [psalteries and with harps. Heb. instruments of psalteries and harps.]
1 Chronicles 16:42
trumpets <02689> [trumpets.]
musical instruments <03627 07892> [musical instruments.]
entrance <08179> [porters. Heb. for the gate.]
1 Chronicles 25:1-7
officers <08269> [the captains.]
That is, the chief of the several orders; not military captains.
Asaph <0623> [Asaph.]
<05012> [prophesy.]
The word prophesy, here, seems to mean no more than praising God by singing inspired prophetical hymns.
stringed instruments <03658> [harps.]
Asaph .......... Asaph ..... Asaph <0623> [Asaph.]
Asarelah <0841> [Asarelah.]
"Otherwise called Jesharelah. ver. 14."
supervision <03027> [under the hands.]
king's supervision <03027 04428> [according to the order of the king. Heb. by the hands of the king.]
Jeduthun ................ Jeduthun <03038> [Jeduthun.]
Gedaliah <01436> [Gedaliah.]
Zeri <06874> [Zeri.]
[Izri. Jeshaiah.]
Mattithiah <04993> [Mattithiah.]
six <08337> [six.]
"With Shimei, mentioned ver. 17." Shimei is not only mentioned in the parallel passage, but is supplied here by the Arabic version.
giving thanks <03034> [to give thanks.]
Heman <01968> [Heman.]
Bukkiah <01232> [Bukkiah.]
Mattaniah <04983> [Mattaniah.]
Uzziel <05816> [Uzziel.]
[Azareel.]
Shebuel <07619> [Shebuel.]
[Shubael. Jerimoth.]
Hananiah <02608> [Hananiah.]
Hanani <02607> [Hanani.]
Eliathah <0448> [Eliathah.]
Giddalti <01437> [Giddalti.]
Romamti-Ezer <07320> [Romamti-ezer.]
Joshbekashah <03436> [Joshbekashah.]
Mallothi <04413> [Mallothi.]
Hothir <01956> [Hothir.]
king's prophet <04428 02374> [the king's seer.]
promised <01697> [words. or, matters. to lift up.]
This may denote that he presided over those who used wind instruments.
God ............. God gave <05414 0430> [God gave.]
supervision .............................. supervision <03027> [under the hands.]
musicians <07892> [for song.]
supervision .............................. supervision .... king <04428 03027> [according to the king's order. Heb. by the hands of the king.]
Asaph <0623> [Asaph.]
two hundred <03967> [two hundred.]
These two hundred and eighty-eight, being twenty-four courses of twelve each, were more skilful than the other Levites; and being placed under the twenty-four sons of the chief singers, they had the four thousand before mentioned divided among them, to officiate by courses, according to their instructions: ch. 23:5.
