📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 25:2
What does 1 Chronicles 25:2 mean?
"of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied at the order of the king."
— 1 Chronicles 25:2 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. The number of those who did the work according to their service was:
of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied at the order of the king.
Of Jeduthun; the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh with the harp.
Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
Explanation
This verse comes from a section of 1 Chronicles where King David organizes the Levites for temple worship, specifically assigning certain families to musical ministry. Here, Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah are named as the sons of Asaph, one of the chief musicians David appointed. The verse tells us these sons served "under the hand of Asaph," meaning they worked under his direct leadership and authority, and that Asaph himself ministered through music "at the order of the king," meaning David had specifically commissioned this musical service as part of Israel's worship system.
The book of 1 Chronicles was written after the Babyl
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