1 Chronicles 25:12
in 1 Chronicles 25the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
KJV
The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 25
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph
on 1 Chronicles 25:9-31
Every name in the roll stood in the family lists of verses 2 to 4, and the roster fixes the order the lot gave them. Gill and Keil flag two names as variant spellings, Shubael of verse 20 for Shebuel of verse 4 and Azarel of verse 18 for Uzziel.
This site's exposition
the fifth to Nethaniah
Nethaniah, a son of Asaph from verse 2, drew the fifth lot. The houses of Asaph and Jeduthun alternate through the first five lots, and Heman's house first enters at the sixth. Each lot sent out 12 men.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
7 So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the L ORD , even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight. Singing the praises of God is here called prophesying (
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The fifth to Nethaniah - The third son of Asaph. Thus we find the lot did not run in any particular kind of order.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
The fifth: Nethaniah the third son of Asaph. So the lot fell from this one to that one.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הַחֲמִישִׁ֣י | hachamishi | the fifth | H2549 → | 45 times |
| נְתַנְיָ֔הוּ | netanyahu | Nethaniah | H5418 → | |
| בָּנָ֥יו | banav | sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וְאֶחָ֖יו | veechav | and relatives his | H251 → | 630 times |
| שְׁנֵ֥ים | sheneim | two [plus] | H8147 → | 768 times |
| עָשָֽׂר׃ | ʾasar | ten | H6240 → | 338 times |
הַחֲמִישִׁ֣יthe fifth
hachamishiH2549 →45 times
נְתַנְיָ֔הוּNethaniah
netanyahuH5418 →
בָּנָ֥יוsons his
banavH1121 →4930 times
וְאֶחָ֖יוand relatives his
veechavH251 →630 times
שְׁנֵ֥יםtwo [plus]
sheneimH8147 →768 times
עָשָֽׂר׃ten
ʾasarH6240 →338 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.