1 Chronicles 6:31-48
A.M. 2962. B.C. 1042. whom David.15:16-22,27; 25:1-31after that.16:1; 2Sa 6:17; Ps 132:8,14 they ministered.16:4-6,37-42; Ps 68:24,25until Solomon.10; 1Ki 8:6-13and then.9:33; 25:7-31; 2Ch 29:25-30; 31:2; 35:15; Ezr 3:10,11; 6:18Ne 11:17-23; 12:27,28,45-47; Ps 134:1,2; 135:1-3waited Heb. stood. according to their order.This order is specified below. Heman.15:17,19; 16:41,42; 25:1-5; 2Ch 5:12; 29:14; Ps 88:1; *titleJoel.28Vashni. Shemuel.This variation, as well as some others, only exists in the translation; the Hebrew being uniformly Shemuël. 28; 1Sa 1:20,28Samuel. Eliel.27Eliab.Toah.26Nahath. Zuph.26Zophai. Joel.While it is sufficiently evident that many of the variations of the names of persons have arisen from the carelessness of transcribers, or the inattention of translators, and others from a difference (probably dialectical in the pronunciation; it is also evident, that the smae persons, as in these instances, must have had two or more totally distinct names. 24Shaul, Uzziah, Uriel. Ebiasaph.Ex 6:21-24Abiasaph. Korah.Nu 16:1-35; 26:10,11; Ps 42:1; 44:1; 45:1; 49:1; 84:1; 85:1*titles. Izhar.Nu 3:19Izehar.16:1 his brother.Asaph is probably called his brother, because he was of the same tribe as Heman; or, perhaps, because he was his companion or associate. Asaph.15:17-19; 16:7; 25:2; 26:1; 2Ch 5:12; 20:14; 29:13,302Ch 35:15; Ezr 2:41; 3:10; Ne 7:44; 11:17,22; 12:35,46Ps 50:1; 73:1; 74:1; 75:1; 76:1; 77:1; 78:1; 79:1; 80:1; *titlesPs 81:1; 82:1; 83:1; *titles 40 Ethni.21Jeaterai. Adaiah.21Iddo. Ethan.21Joah. Jahath.20Gershom.1,16,17,20; 23:6; Ge 46:11; Ex 2:22; 6:16; Nu 3:17Gershon. Ethan.25:1,3,6Jeduthun.Ps 89:1; *titleKishi.15:17Kushaiah. 45 46 Merari.23:21,28; Ex 6:19; Nu 3:20,33-36; 4:42; 7:8; 10:17Jos 21:7,34-40 brethren.23:2; 25:1-26:32; Nu 3:1-4:49; 8:5-26; 16:9,10; 18:1-321 Chronicles 25:1-8
1 The number and offices of the singers.8 Their division by lot into four and twenty orders. the captains.That is, the chief of the several orders; not military captains. 12:28; 23:2; 24:5,6; 2Ch 23:1,9Asaph.6:33,39,44; 15:16-19prophesy.The word prophesy, here, seems to mean no more than praising God by singing inspired prophetical hymns. 3; 1Sa 10:5; 2Ki 3:15; 1Co 14:24-26harps.15:16-21; 16:4,5,42; 23:5-7; 2Ch 23:13; 29:25,26; 31:2; 34:12Ezr 3:10,11; Ne 12:24,27,43-46; Ps 81:2; 92:1-3; 150:3-5Re 15:2-4 Asaph.1; 6:39; 15:17; 16:5; Ps 73:1; 74:1; 75:1; 76:1; 77:1; 78:1; *titlesPs 79:1; 80:1; 81:1; 82:1; 83:1; *titlesAsarelah."Otherwise called Jesharelah. ver. 14." under the hands.3,6; Isa 3:6according to the order of the king. Heb. by the hands of theking. 6; *marg: Jeduthun.9:16; 16:41,42; 2Ch 29:14Gedaliah.9Zeri.11Izri. Jeshaiah.15Mattithiah.21; 15:18,21six."With Shimei, mentioned ver. 17." Shimei is not only mentioned in the parallel passage, but is supplied here by the Arabic version. to give thanks.Ps 92:1; Jer 33:11 Heman.6:33; 15:17,19; 16:41,42; Ps 88:1; *titleBukkiah.13Mattaniah.16Uzziel.18Azareel.24:24Shebuel.20; 24:20Shubael. Jerimoth.22; 24:30Hananiah.23Hanani.25Eliathah.27Giddalti.29Romamti-ezer.31Joshbekashah.24Mallothi.26Hothir.28,30 the king's seer.21:9; 1Sa 9:9words. or, matters. to lift up.This may denote that he presided over those who used wind instruments. God gave.28:5; Ge 33:5; Ps 127:3; Isa 8:18 under the hands.2,3for song.1-3; 15:22; 23:5; Ps 68:25; Eph 5:19; Col 3:16according to the king's order. Heb. by the hands of theking. 2; *marg:Asaph.1-4 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. cast lots.24:5; Le 16:8; 1Sa 14:41,42; Pr 16:33; Ac 1:26ward against ward.24:31; 26:13,16; Ne 12:24the teacher.Even among the twenty-four leaders, some were more expert than others; some were teachers, and others were scholars; but every one was taken by the solemn casting of lots, without any regard to these distinctions. Thus all things were disposed for the preserving of order, and avoiding all disputes about precedence: there being no respect had, in this divine distribution, to birth, but the younger in course preceded the elder. 15:22; 2Ch 23:13
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