1 Chronicles 25:9
in 1 Chronicles 25The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; the second to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah; he and his brethren and sons were twelve:
KJV
Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons 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.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
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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Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
For Asaph to Joseph - His first-born. The second to Gedaliah - The first-born of Jeduthun.
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּצֵ֞א | vaiyetze' | and it went out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| הַגּוֹרָ֧ל | hagoral | the lot | H1486 → | 78 times |
| הָרִאשׁ֛וֹן | harishon | <the> first | H7223 → | 182 times |
| לְאָסָ֖ף | leasaf | for Asaph | H623 → | 34 times |
| לְיוֹסֵ֑ף | leyosef | to Joseph | H3130 → | 213 times |
| גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ | gedalyahu | Gedaliah | H1436 → | |
| הַשֵּׁנִ֔י | hasheni | the second | H8145 → | 156 times |
| הֽוּא־ | hu'- | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וְאֶחָ֥יו | veechav | and relatives his | H251 → | 630 times |
| וּבָנָ֖יו | uvanav | and sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שְׁנֵ֥ים | sheneim | two [plus] | H8147 → | 768 times |
| עָשָֽׂר׃ | ʾasar | ten | H6240 → | 338 times |
| וְאֶחָיו | veechav | and relatives his | H251 → | 630 times |
| וּבָנָיו | uvanav | and sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שְׁנֵים | sheneim | two [plus] | H8147 → | 768 times |
| עָשָֽׂר׃ | ʾasar | ten | H6240 → | 338 times |
וַיֵּצֵ֞אand it went out
vaiyetze'H3318 →1067 times
הַגּוֹרָ֧לthe lot
hagoralH1486 →78 times
הָרִאשׁ֛וֹן<the> first
harishonH7223 →182 times
לְאָסָ֖ףfor Asaph
leasafH623 →34 times
לְיוֹסֵ֑ףto Joseph
leyosefH3130 →213 times
גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙Gedaliah
gedalyahuH1436 →
הַשֵּׁנִ֔יthe second
hasheniH8145 →156 times
הֽוּא־he
hu'-H1931 →1879 times
וְאֶחָ֥יוand relatives his
veechavH251 →630 times
וּבָנָ֖יוand sons his
uvanavH1121 →4930 times
שְׁנֵ֥יםtwo [plus]
sheneimH8147 →768 times
עָשָֽׂר׃ten
ʾasarH6240 →338 times
וְאֶחָיוand relatives his
veechavH251 →630 times
וּבָנָיוand sons his
uvanavH1121 →4930 times
שְׁנֵיםtwo [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
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.