1 Chronicles 25:1

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. --- The twenty-four sons of these three, who were chief musicians under David and Solomon, presided over the bands: eleven other inferior masters helped to instruct the rest, ver. 9. --- Prophecy, or play on instruments. --- Harps. "Kinnor" means also the "guitar." (Calmet) --- Vulgate has, lyras, chap. xv. 16. --- Psalteries. Hebrew, " nebalim. " (Menochius) --- The Jews pretend that the singers were inspired commonly, when they sounded forth God's praises in the temple, as Eliseus was, 4 Kings iii. 15. (Lyranus; Estius) --- But they may be said to prophesy, because they sung the composition of the prophets. (Worthington) --- According. Hebrew, "and the number of the workmen, (or experienced musicians) according to their service, was." (Haydock) --- The chiefs of the twenty-four bands were carefully selected.