1 Chronicles 25:30
in 1 Chronicles 25the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
for the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
KJV
The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 25
Commentary
3 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 twenty-third to Mahazioth
Mahazioth, the last name among Heman's sons in verse 4, drew the twenty-third lot. His 12 sons and brothers made the next to last company. With his lot, 276 of the 288 singers of verse 7 had their places.
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 words behind it
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לִשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה | lishloshah | for three | H7969 → | 432 times |
| וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ | veesrim | and twenty | H6242 → | 315 times |
| לְמַ֣חֲזִיא֔וֹת | lemachaziot | to Mahazioth | H4238 → | |
| 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 |
לִשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הfor three
lishloshahH7969 →432 times
וְעֶשְׂרִים֙and twenty
veesrimH6242 →315 times
לְמַ֣חֲזִיא֔וֹתto Mahazioth
lemachaziotH4238 →
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 Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.