1 Chronicles 25:1-7
NUMBER AND OFFICE OF THE SINGERS... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBER AND OFFICE OF THE SINGERS... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover, David and the captains of the host, the princes of 1 Chronicles 23:3; 1 Chronicles 24:6, legislative and judicial officers, SEPARATED TO THE SERVICE OF THE SONS OF ASAPH AND OF HEMAN AND OF JEDUTHUN, WHO SHOULD PROPHESY WITH HARPS, their playing being an expression of inspiration and enthu... [ Continue Reading ]
of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah (or Jesharelah), THE SONS OF ASAPH UNDER THE HANDS OF ASAPH, WHICH PROPHESIED ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF THE KING, literally, "by the hands of the king," under the personal direction of Asaph and the other masters.... [ Continue Reading ]
of Jeduthun: The sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri (or Izri), AND JESHAIAH, HASHABIAH, AND MATTITHIAH, SIX, that is, including Shimei mentioned v. 17, UNDER THE HANDS OF THEIR FATHER JEDUTHUN, working under his direction, WHO PROPHESIED WITH A HARP TO GIVE THANKS AND TO PRAISE THE LORD. As it has... [ Continue Reading ]
of Heman: The sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel (or Azareel), SHEBUEL, AND JERIMOTH, HANANIAH, HANANI, ELIATHAH, GIDDALTI, AND ROMAMTI-EZER, JOSHBEKASHAH, MALLOTHI, HOTHIR, AND MAHAZIOTH.... [ Continue Reading ]
All these were the sons of Heman, the king's seer in the words, the matters, OF GOD, a mediator of divine Revelation s to the king, like Jeduthun, 2 Chronicles 25:15, and Gad, 1 Chronicles 21:9, TO LIFT UP THE HORN, since he was the special instructor and the leader in the wind instruments. AND GOD... [ Continue Reading ]
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, the four sons of Asaph, the six of Jeduthun, and the fourteen of Heman, WITH CYMBALS, PSALTERIES, AND HARPS, FOR THE SERVICE OF THE HOUSE OF GOD, in charge of the liturgical part of divine worship, ACCORDING TO THE KIN... [ Continue Reading ]
So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, the leaders among the musicians in the king's Tabernacle and in that at Gibeon, EVEN ALL THAT WERE CUNNING, WAS TWO HUNDRED FOUR-SCORE AND EIGHT. There were thus twenty-four classes, or choirs, of twelve musici... [ Continue Reading ]
And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. The lot was cast over the divisions or companies to determine their arrangement according to master and assistants, so that nothing was left to capricious choice.... [ Continue Reading ]
DIVISIONS OF THE SINGERS INTO ORDERS... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons, his companions in the art of music and singing, WERE TWELVE;... [ Continue Reading ]
the third to Saccur; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the fourth to Izri; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the fifth to Nethaniah; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the sixth to Bukkiah; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the seventh to Jesharelah; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the eighth to Jeshaiah; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the ninth to Mattaniah; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the tenth to Shimei; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the eleventh to Azareel; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the twelfth to Hashabiah; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the thirteenth to Shubael; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the fourteenth to Mattithiah; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the fifteenth to Jeremoth; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the sixteenth to Hananiah; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the seventeenth to Joshbekashah; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the eighteenth to Hanani; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the nineteenth to Mallothi; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the twentieth to Eliathah; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the one and twentieth to Hothir; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the two and twentieth to Giddalti; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the three and twentieth to Mahazioth; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;... [ Continue Reading ]
the four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer; he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve. This was the way in which the musicians were arranged in the order of their service, all in agreement with the principle that God is a God of order, and that all disturbing elements should be kept from church service... [ Continue Reading ]