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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/25.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/25.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Along with their relatives—all of them trained and skilled in music for the LORD—they numbered 288.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They and their families were all trained in making music before the LORD, and each of them—288 in all—was an accomplished musician.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The number of them along with their brothers, who were trained in singing to the LORD, all who were skillful, was 288.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, <i>even</i> all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the number of them, with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the LORD, all who were skillful, <i>was</i> two hundred and eighty-eight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their number who were trained in singing to the LORD, with their relatives, all who were skillful, <i>was</i> 288.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Their number who were trained in singing to the LORD, with their relatives, all who were skillful, was 288.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And their number who were trained in singing to the LORD, with their relatives, all who were skillful, <i>was</i> 288.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And their number who were trained in singing to Yahweh, with their relatives, all who were skillful, <i>was</i> 288.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So their number [who led the remainder of the 4,000], with their relatives who were trained in singing to the LORD, all who were skillful, was 288.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto Jehovah, even all that were skilful, was two hundred fourscore and eight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />There were 288 of these men, and all of them were skilled musicians. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto the LORD, even all that were skilful, was two hundred fourscore and eight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They, along with their relatives, were trained, skilled musicians for the LORD. There were 288 of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All these twenty-four men were experts; and their fellow Levites were trained musicians. There were 288 men in all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They and their relatives who had been skillfully trained in singing to the LORD, numbered 288. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They and their relatives, all of them skilled and trained to make music to the LORD, numbered two hundred eighty-eight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to the LORD, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were skillful, was two hundred and eighty eight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to Yahweh, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And their number, with their brothers taught in the song of YHWH—all who are intelligent—[is] two hundred and eighty-eight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And their number, with their brethren -- taught in the song of Jehovah, all who are intelligent -- is two hundred, eighty and eight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And their number will be with their brethren teaching the song to Jehovah, all having understanding, two hundred eighty and eight.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred and eighty-eight, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now the number of these, with their brothers, who were instructing in the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred eighty-eight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Their number, together with that of their kinsmen who were trained in singing to the LORD, all of them skilled men, was two hundred and eighty-eight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They and their kindred, who were trained in singing to the LORD, all of whom were skillful, numbered two hundred eighty-eight.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So the number of them, with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the LORD, was two hundred and eighty-eight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And their number with their brethren and singers of songs to LORD JEHOVAH, and the number of these singers was two hundred and eighty and eight.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto the LORD, even all that were skilful, was two hundred fourscore and eight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the number of them after their brethren, those instructed to sing to God, every one that understood <i>singing</i> was two hundred and eighty-eight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=6972" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/25.htm">Twenty-Four Divisions of Musicians</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>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. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">Together with</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ă·ḥê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">their relatives,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">who were all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3925.htm" title="3925: mə·lum·mə·ḏê- (V-Pual-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to goad, i.e. to teach:(un-) accustomed, X diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er,ing).">trained</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: ham·mê·ḇîn (Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">and skillful</a> <a href="/hebrew/7892.htm" title="7892: šîr (N-ms) -- A song, singing. Or feminine shiyrah; from shiyr; a song; abstractly, singing.">in the songs</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4557.htm" title="4557: mis·pā·rām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Number, tally. From caphar; a number, definite or indefinite; also narration.">they numbered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mā·ṯa·yim (Number-fd) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">288</a> <a href="/hebrew/8084.htm" title="8084: šə·mō·w·nîm (Number-cp) -- An eighty. Or shmowniym; mult. From shmoneh; eighty, also eightieth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8083.htm" title="8083: ū·šə·mō·w·nāh (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- Or shmowneh; feminine shmonah; or shmownah; apparently from shamen through the idea of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight; also eighth."></a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-5.htm">1 Chronicles 23:5</a></span><br />4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-12.htm">2 Chronicles 5:12-13</a></span><br />all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets. / The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-25.htm">2 Chronicles 29:25-30</a></span><br />Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets. / The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. / And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-15.htm">2 Chronicles 35:15</a></span><br />The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-27.htm">Nehemiah 12:27-29</a></span><br />At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres. / The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites, / from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Nehemiah 12:45-46</a></span><br />They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed. / For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-25.htm">Psalm 68:25</a></span><br />The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/150-3.htm">Psalm 150:3-5</a></span><br />Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre. / Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute. / Praise Him with clashing cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-5.htm">1 Samuel 10:5</a></span><br />After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-5.htm">2 Samuel 6:5</a></span><br />David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-15.htm">2 Kings 3:15</a></span><br />But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/3-10.htm">Ezra 3:10-11</a></span><br />When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed. / And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-20.htm">Exodus 15:20-21</a></span><br />Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing. / And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-2.htm">Revelation 14:2-3</a></span><br />And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps. / And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-2.htm">Revelation 15:2-3</a></span><br />And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God, / and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So the number of them, with their brothers that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.</p><p class="hdg">under the hands</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/25-2.htm">1 Chronicles 25:2,3</a></b></br> Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king… </p><p class="hdg">for song</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/25-1.htm">1 Chronicles 25:1-3</a></b></br> Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, 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: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/15-22.htm">1 Chronicles 15:22</a></b></br> And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, <i>was</i> for song: he instructed about the song, because he <i>was</i> skilful.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/23-5.htm">1 Chronicles 23:5</a></b></br> Moreover four thousand <i>were</i> porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, <i>said David</i>, to praise <i>therewith</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/25-2.htm">1 Chronicles 25:2</a></b></br> Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.</p><p class="hdg">Asaph</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/25-1.htm">1 Chronicles 25:1-4</a></b></br> Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, 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: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/22-15.htm">Cunning</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-4.htm">Eight</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-9.htm">Eighty</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-26.htm">Eighty-Eight</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-22.htm">Expert</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-9.htm">Fourscore</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-22.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-22.htm">Intelligent</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-28.htm">Making</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-30.htm">Melody</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-6.htm">Music</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-31.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-15.htm">Skilful</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-15.htm">Skilled</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-15.htm">Skillful</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-6.htm">Song</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-42.htm">Songs</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-28.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-8.htm">Trained</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/2-7.htm">Cunning</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-21.htm">Eight</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Eighty</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-26.htm">Eighty-Eight</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-32.htm">Expert</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Fourscore</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-30.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-8.htm">Intelligent</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-6.htm">Making</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-11.htm">Melody</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">Music</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-9.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-22.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-7.htm">Skilful</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">Skilled</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-21.htm">Skillful</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-27.htm">Song</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-28.htm">Songs</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-27.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-18.htm">Trained</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-1.htm">The number and offices of the singers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-8.htm">Their division by lot into twenty-four orders</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The involvement of relatives suggests a tradition of passing down musical skills and responsibilities within families. This reflects the broader biblical theme of generational faithfulness, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a>, where parents are instructed to teach God's commandments to their children. The inclusion of relatives also emphasizes the importance of community in worship, a principle that is echoed in the New Testament, particularly in the early church's communal life (<a href="/acts/2-42.htm">Acts 2:42-47</a>).<p><b>who were all trained and skillful</b><br>The emphasis on being "trained and skillful" indicates a high standard for those involved in temple worship. This training likely involved both musical ability and spiritual preparation, underscoring the importance of excellence in worship. The Levites, who were responsible for temple music, were set apart for this purpose, as seen in <a href="/1_chronicles/15-16.htm">1 Chronicles 15:16-22</a>. This dedication to skill and training can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament call for believers to use their gifts for the edification of the church (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-4.htm">1 Corinthians 12:4-11</a>).<p><b>in the songs of the LORD</b><br>The "songs of the LORD" refer to the sacred music used in temple worship, which was an integral part of Israel's religious life. These songs were likely psalms and hymns that praised God and recounted His mighty deeds. The Psalms, many of which are attributed to David, were central to worship and are still used in Jewish and Christian liturgies today. This phrase underscores the role of music in expressing devotion and theology, a tradition that continues in Christian worship through hymns and spiritual songs (<a href="/ephesians/5-19.htm">Ephesians 5:19</a>).<p><b>they numbered 288</b><br>The specific number, 288, indicates an organized and structured approach to temple worship. This number could represent 24 groups of 12 musicians, aligning with the 24 divisions of priests and Levites mentioned in <a href="/1_chronicles/24.htm">1 Chronicles 24</a>. This organization reflects the orderliness of worship in the temple, which was designed to reflect the holiness and majesty of God. The precision in numbers also points to the importance of each individual's contribution to the collective worship experience, a principle that is mirrored in the New Testament's teaching on the body of Christ, where each member has a unique and vital role (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">1 Corinthians 12:12-27</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/singers_and_musicians.htm">Singers and Musicians</a></b><br>This verse refers to the group of Levites who were specifically set apart for the ministry of music in the temple. They were skilled and trained in singing to the LORD.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, where these musicians performed their duties. It was a place of sacrifice, prayer, and praise.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/david's_organization.htm">David's Organization</a></b><br>King David organized the temple musicians into divisions, ensuring that worship was conducted in an orderly and continuous manner.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_skill_in_worship.htm">The Importance of Skill in Worship</a></b><br>The musicians were not only chosen but also trained and skilled. This highlights the importance of developing our talents for God's glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_as_a_family_affair.htm">Worship as a Family Affair</a></b><br>The inclusion of relatives suggests that worship was a communal and family-centered activity. Families today can also engage in worship together.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/order_and_structure_in_worship.htm">Order and Structure in Worship</a></b><br>David's organization of the musicians shows that worship should be conducted with order and purpose, reflecting God's nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuous_praise.htm">Continuous Praise</a></b><br>The large number of musicians indicates that praise was a continuous activity in the temple. Believers are encouraged to maintain a lifestyle of continuous worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/diversity_in_worship.htm">Diversity in Worship</a></b><br>The variety of roles and instruments used by the Levites suggests that worship can be expressed in diverse ways, each contributing to the glorification of God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_the_large_choir.htm">2 Chronicles 5:12–13 – Can the enormous Levitical choir and musical ensemble be supported by any historical or logistical data, given ancient population and resource limits? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_records_confirm_288_musicians_under_david.htm">In 1 Chronicles 25:6–7, does any historical record confirm 288 skilled singers and musicians existed under David? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_ephraim's_claims.htm">1 Chronicles 7:20-29 - Are there historical or archaeological records supporting Ephraim's vast numbers and territorial claims listed here?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_2_chr_9_25_and_1_kgs_4_26_differ.htm">Why do the numbers listed in 2 Chronicles 9:25 about Solomon's horses and chariots differ from related passages like 1 Kings 4:26?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">So the number of them, with their brethren . . . was two hundred fourscore and eight.</span>--This total of two hundred and eighty-eight skilled musicians (24 ? 12) shows that each of the twenty-four leading minstrels, called in <a href="/context/1_chronicles/25-2.htm" title="Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.">1Chronicles 25:2-4</a> the "sons" of Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, was associated with a company of eleven "brethren," who were experts in the chanting of the sanctuary. The twenty-four leaders accompanied the singing of their choirs with instrumental music.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - This verse introduces a large additional number of those called for the present brethren of the foregoing twenty-four. These brethren (partly composed of their <span class="accented">sons</span>, as appears from vers. 9-31) were to aid in the songs of the Lord, and were apparently under instruction for that purpose. Each one of the twenty-four had eleven associated subordinates with him, and for whose instruction and service he was probably answerable. These would, of course, multiply up to the <span class="cmt_word">two hundred four score and eight</span> mentioned in the verse. This verse appears (contrary to the interpretation of Keil, Bertheau, and others) with sufficient precision to mark <span class="accented">two</span> classes <span class="hebrew">מְלֻמְּדֵי־שִׁיר</span>, and <span class="hebrew">הַמֵּבִּין</span>, the latter <span class="accented">not</span> embracing the former, but the two together making up the two hundred and eighty-eight spoken cf. These two classes will surely satisfy the "teacher and the scholar" classification of the following verse; the classes are denoted by the same Hebrew roots. In ver. 7 the passive Pual participle of the instructed and the Hiphil participle of the cunning, or skilled, correspond exactly with the "scholar" (<span class="hebrew">תַלְמִיד</span>) and the "teacher" (<span class="hebrew">מֵּבִין</span>) of ver. 8. The contents of vers. 9-31 point to the same, being as they are without an allusion to any other outsiders - to any but the already introduced names of "sons" and "brethren." The supposing, therefore, of any allusion here to the "four thousand" of <a href="/1_chronicles/23-5.htm">1 Chronicles 23:5</a> seems unnecessary and unnatural in whatever way they were distributed - and probably enough it was in an analogous manner - no distinct reference is made to them here. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Together with</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their relatives,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who were all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trained</span><br /><span class="heb">מְלֻמְּדֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(mə·lum·mə·ḏê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3925.htm">Strong's 3925: </a> </span><span class="str2">To exercise in, learn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and skillful</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֨מֵּבִ֔ין</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mê·ḇîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate mentally, understand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the songs</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁ֖יר</span> <span class="translit">(šîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7892.htm">Strong's 7892: </a> </span><span class="str2">A song, singing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they numbered</span><br /><span class="heb">מִסְפָּרָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(mis·pā·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4557.htm">Strong's 4557: </a> </span><span class="str2">A number, definite, indefinite, narration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">288</span><br /><span class="heb">מָאתַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṯa·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">1 Chronicles 25:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">1 Chronicles 25:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">1 Chronicles 25:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">1 Chronicles 25:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">1 Chronicles 25:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">1 Chronicles 25:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">1 Chronicles 25:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">1 Chronicles 25:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">1 Chronicles 25:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">1 Chronicles 25:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 25:7 The number of them with their brothers (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 25:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 25:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 25:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 25:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>