1 Chronicles 25:1
THE CAPTAINS OF THE HOST - Rather, “the princes” of 1 Chronicles 23:2; 1 Chronicles 24:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CAPTAINS OF THE HOST - Rather, “the princes” of 1 Chronicles 23:2; 1 Chronicles 24:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
UNDER THE HANDS OF ASAPH ... - That is to say, “under the direction of Asaph” - who himself “prophesied,” or performed the sacred services, “under the direction of the king.”... [ Continue Reading ]
TO LIFT UP THE HORN - Some take this literally, and consider that Heman and his sons played on the born in the musical services; but there is no other evidence that the horn was so employed. Perhaps the most probable explanation is that it has been transferred from the next clause, where (as here) i... [ Continue Reading ]
WITH THEIR BRETHREN - i. e., “with others of the tribe of Levi.” Each son of Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, was at the head of a band of twelve skilled musicians, consisting partly of his own sons, partly of Levites belonging to other families 1 Chronicles 25:9. The 24 band-leaders, together with their... [ Continue Reading ]
AS WELL THE SMALL AS THE GREAT - Compare 1 Chronicles 24:31. The lot was not applied indiscriminately to all the 24 courses, but was only used to settle which course of Asaph, which of Jeduthun, and which of Heman, should on each occasion be taken. Asaph was given the precedence over his brethren, a... [ Continue Reading ]