1 Chronicles 25:6 BSB

1 Chronicles 25:6

All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.

BSB

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ASV

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.

KJV

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This agrees with the intention of the perpetuating of psalmody in the gospel-church, which is to make melody with the heart, in conjunction with the voice, unto the Lord, Eph. v. 19 . The order of the king is likewise taken notice of,

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
אֵ֣לֶּה	'E.leh	these	H428 →
עַל־	'al-	[were] on	H5921 →
יְדֵי֩	ye.Dei	[the] hands of	H3027 →
אֲבִיהֶ֨ם	'a.vi.Hem	father their	H1 →
בַּשִּׁ֜יר	ba.Shir	with <the> song	H7892 →
בֵּ֣ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
יְהוָ֗ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
בִּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙	bim.tzil.Ta.yim	with cymbals	H4700 →
נְבָלִ֣ים	ne.va.Lim	lyres	H5035 →
וְכִנֹּר֔וֹת	ve.khi.no.Rot	and harps	H3658 →
לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת	la.'a.vo.Dat	for [the] service of	H5656 →
בֵּ֣ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	<the> God	H430 →
עַ֚ל	'al	on	H5921 →
יְדֵ֣י	ye.Dei	[the] hands of	H3027 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ס	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אָסָ֥ף	'a.Saf	Asaph	H623 →
וִידוּת֖וּן	vi.du.Tun	and Jeduthun	H3038 →
וְהֵימָֽן׃	ve.hei.Man	and Heman	H1968 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 5:19
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
leads to
- Colossians 3:16
  Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to…
- 1 Corinthians 14:26
  What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the…
- Psalms 95:2
  Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.
- Acts 16:25
  About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
- Psalms 147:7
  Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
Through
1 Chronicles 15:16
David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 13:8
  David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 16:42
  Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Chronicles 23:5
4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 8:14
  In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests…