Army; the chief magistrates of the state and of the church. (Tirinus)
(Chap. xxiv. 6, 31.) --- The priests, &c., were all divided into
twenty-four classes, each having twelve masters to preside, ver. 7.
(Calmet) --- Idithun, or Ethan, chap vi. 44., and xv. 19.,
(Worthington) and 3 Kings iv. 31. ---... [ Continue Reading ]
_King, who sat in a separate tribune. Asaph presided in the royal
city, at court, and in the tabernacle, while some of the singers were
fixed at Gabaon, chap. xvi. 7, 37, and 41. (Calmet) --- Hebrew may
signify, "at the king's command. (Pagnin) --- He sometimes
condescended to direct the singers, ve... [ Continue Reading ]
_Of Idithun; or, altering the punctuation, (Du Hamel) "Now the sons of
Idithun, the first-born, Godolias (Haydock) Sori, or Isari, ver. 11.
Thus, the number six, will be complete: otherwise we much acknowledge
that Idithun, the father, is counted with his children; or that a name
is lost, perhaps th... [ Continue Reading ]
_Seer; a title usually given to the real prophets, who foresee future
things. (Menochius) --- Gad has this title, 2 Paralipomenon xxiv. 11.
But Heman's office was to proclaim the words of God, with the sound of
the horn. This musician had formerly been fixed at Gabaon, chap. xvi.
41. (Calmet) --- To... [ Continue Reading ]
_Near. Hebrew, "under the hand of the king," who presided over a band
of musicians, as well as Asaph; (Calmet) or he directed all,
particularly giving his instructions to Asaph, &c. --- To wit in not
in Hebrew, "by the order of the king to Asaph." (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Eight, comprising the twenty-four princes, and the eleven secondary
masters of each of the bands, or twelve times twenty-four, ver. 1._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Unlearned. Hebrew and Septuagint, "the scholars." (Haydock) --- After
the singers had been distributed into twenty-four classes, pretty
equal in number, lots decided which of then should serve first,
(Menochius) as had been done with the priests, chap. xxiv. 31. See
chap. xxvi. 13._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Asaph. Add, "to him, and (Haydock) to his sons, and his brethren,
twelve," who taught the rest. Unless these twelve be admitted,
(Tirinus) as in the sequel, (Haydock) the number 288 will not be
found, ver. 7. (Tirinus) --- Septuagint is very confused: "And the
first (entire) lot of his sons and bre... [ Continue Reading ]
_Isreela; probably Oziel, ver. 4. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XXV.... [ Continue Reading ]