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1 Chron. 25:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaphs, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

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1 Chron. 6:33• ³³And these are they that attended, and their sons: Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, (1 Chron. 6:33)

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Asaph,

cymbals,

David,

Heman,

Jeduthun,

Prophecy; Prophet,

Psaltery

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1-7: The number and offices of the singers.

8-31: Their division by lot into four and twenty orders.

the captains.That is, the chief of the several orders; not military captains.

1 Chron. 12:28• ²⁸and Zadok, a valiant young man, and his father's house two and twenty chief men. (1 Chron. 12:28)

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1 Chron. 23:2• ²And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. (1 Chron. 23:2)

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1 Chron. 24:5‑6• ⁵And they were divided by lot, one with another; for the princes of the sanctuary and the princes of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar.
⁶And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, inscribed them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites: one father's house was drawn for Eleazar, and one drawn for Ithamar. (1 Chron. 24:5‑6)

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2 Chron. 23:1,9• ¹And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of the hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
⁹And Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains of the hundreds king David's spears and shields and targets, which were in the house of God. (2 Chron. 23:1,9)

Asaph.

1 Chron. 6:33,39,44• ³³And these are they that attended, and their sons: Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
³⁹And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand: Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
⁴⁴And their brethren the sons of Merari were on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, (1 Chron. 6:33,39,44)

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1 Chron. 15:16‑19• ¹⁶And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren, the singers, with instruments of music, lutes, and harps, and cymbals, that they should sound aloud, lifting up the voice with joy.
¹⁷And the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
¹⁸and with them their brethren of the second rank, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers;
¹⁹and the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, to sound aloud with cymbals of brass; (1 Chron. 15:16‑19)

prophesy.The word prophesy, here, seems to mean no more than praising God by singing inspired prophetical hymns.

1 Chron. 25:3• ³Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Isaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, and Shimei six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, to give thanks and to praise Jehovah. (1 Chron. 25:3)

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1 Sam. 10:5• ⁵After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where are the outposts of the Philistines; and it shall come to pass, when thou comest thither, into the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with lute and tambour and pipe and harp before them; and they themselves prophesying. (1 Sam. 10:5)

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2 Kings 3:15• ¹⁵And now fetch me a minstrel. And it came to pass when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah was upon him. (2 Kings 3:15)

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1 Cor. 14:24‑26• ²⁴But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or simple person come in, he is convicted of all, he is judged of all;
²⁵the secrets of his heart are manifested; and thus, falling upon his face, he will do homage to God, reporting that God is indeed amongst you.
²⁶What is it then, brethren? whenever ye come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to edification. (1 Cor. 14:24‑26)

harps.

1 Chron. 15:16‑21• ¹⁶And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren, the singers, with instruments of music, lutes, and harps, and cymbals, that they should sound aloud, lifting up the voice with joy.
¹⁷And the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
¹⁸and with them their brethren of the second rank, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers;
¹⁹and the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, to sound aloud with cymbals of brass;
²⁰and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with lutes on Alamoth;
²¹and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to lead the singing. (1 Chron. 15:16‑21)

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1 Chron. 16:4‑5,42• ⁴And he appointed certain of the Levites to do the service before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate, and to thank and praise Jehovah the God of Israel:
⁵Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of lutes and with harps; and Asaph sounding with cymbals;
⁴²and with them, with Heman and Jeduthun, trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud; and the musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were at the gate. (1 Chron. 16:4‑5,42)

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1 Chron. 23:5‑7• ⁵and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
⁶And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
⁷Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei. (1 Chron. 23:5‑7)

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2 Chron. 23:13• ¹³And she looked, and behold, the king stood on his dais at the entrance, and the princes and the trumpets were by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets; and the singers were there with the instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise. And Athaliah rent her garments, and said, Conspiracy! Conspiracy! (2 Chron. 23:13)

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2 Chron. 29:25‑26• ²⁵And he set the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with lutes, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Jehovah through his prophets.
²⁶And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. (2 Chron. 29:25‑26)

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2 Chron. 31:2• ²And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests, and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, as well the priests as the Levites, for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings, to serve and to give thanks and to praise in the gates of the courts of Jehovah. (2 Chron. 31:2)

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2 Chron. 34:12• ¹²And the men did the work faithfully. And over them were appointed Jahath and Obadiah, Levites, of the children of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the children of the Kohathites, for the oversight; and all these Levites were skilled in instruments of music. (2 Chron. 34:12)

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Ezra 3:10‑11• ¹⁰And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Jehovah, they set the priests in their apparel, with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise Jehovah according to the directions of David king of Israel.
¹¹And they sang alternately together in praising and giving thanks to Jehovah: For he is good, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout to the praise of Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid. (Ezra 3:10‑11)

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Neh. 12:24,27,43‑46• ²⁴And the chief Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
²⁷And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to hold the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, lutes and harps.
⁴³And that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and also the women and the children rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
⁴⁴And at that time men were appointed over the chambers of the treasures for the heave-offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, out of the fields of the cities, the portions assigned by the law for the priests and the Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests, and over the Levites that waited.
⁴⁵And, with the singers and the doorkeepers, they kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David and of Solomon his son.
⁴⁶For of old, in the days of David and Asaph, there were the chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgivings to God. (Neh. 12:24,27,43‑46)

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Psa. 81:2• ²Raise a song, and sound the tambour, the pleasant harp with the lute. (Psa. 81:2)

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Psa. 92:1‑3• ¹A Psalm, a Song, for the Sabbath day. It is good to give thanks unto Jehovah, and to sing psalms unto thy name, O Most High;
²To declare thy loving-kindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness in the nights,
³Upon an instrument of ten strings and upon the lute; upon the Higgaion with the harp. (Psa. 92:1‑3)

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Psa. 150:3‑5• ³Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with lute and harp;
⁴Praise him with the tambour and dance; praise him with stringed instruments and the pipe;
⁵Praise him with loud cymbals; praise him with high sounding cymbals. (Psa. 150:3‑5)

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Rev. 15:2‑4• ²And I saw as a glass sea, mingled with fire, and those that had gained the victory over the beast, and over its image, and over the number of its name, standing upon the glass sea, having harps of God.
³And they sing the song of Moses bondman of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful are thy works, Lord God Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, O King of nations.
⁴Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all nations shall come and do homage before thee; for thy righteousnesses have been made manifest. (Rev. 15:2‑4)

• Moreover, it is under the king's direction that Asaph; Heman, David's seer in the words of God; and Jeduthun prophesy with sacred instruments — whether it be to celebrate and praise the Lord, or whether it be to exalt His power. This is one proof, among many others, that the Psalms are an inspired collection, whose character is prophetic. (“The Singers: 1 Chronicles 25” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And David and the captains of the host separated for the service those of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun who were to prophesy with harps and lutes and cymbals; and the number of the men employed according to their service was: