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Contemporary English Version

1 Chronicles 25:3

Jeduthun's six sons, Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, were under the direction of their father and played harps and sang praises to the Lord .

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Asaph;   Gedaliah;   Harp;   Hashabiah;   Heman;   Jesaiah;   Mattithiah;   Zeri;   Thompson Chain Reference - Harps;   Instruments, Chosen;   Music;   Musical Instruments;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Harp;   Music;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Gedaliah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Joel, Theology of;   Praise;   Priest, Priesthood;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Gedaliah;   Isaiah;   Jeduthun;   Jeshaiah;   Mattithiah;   Music;   Prophet;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gedaliah;   Habakkuk;   Hashabiah;   Heman;   Izri;   Jeduthun;   Jeshaiah;   Levites;   Mattithiah;   Merari;   Music;   Prophet;   Tongues, Gift of;   Zeri;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Asaph;   Gedaliah;   Hashabiah;   Izri;   Jeduthun;   Jeshaiah;   Jezer;   Levites;   Mahol;   Shimei;   Zeri;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Gedaliah;   Hashabiah;   Heman;   Izri;   Jeshaiah;   Mattithiah;   Merari, Merarites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gedaliah ;   Hashabiah ;   Heman ;   Izri ;   Jeduthun ;   Jeshaiah ;   Mattithiah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jeduthun;   Levites;   Music;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Hashabi'ah;   Jed'uthun;   Jesha'iah;   Tongues, Gift of;   Ze'ri;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Music;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gedaliah;   Gershon;   Hashabiah;   Jeshaiah;   Mattithiah;   Merari;   Order;   Psalms, Book of;   Zeri;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Asaph;   Hashabiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
From Jeduthun: Jeduthun’s sons:
Hebrew Names Version
Of Yedutun; the sons of Yedutun: Gedalyahu, and Tzeri, and Yesha`yah, Hashavyah, and Mattityah, six, under the hands of their father Yedutun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD.
King James Version
Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord .
English Standard Version
Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord .
New Century Version
Jeduthun's sons who served were Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah. There were six of them, and Jeduthun directed them. He preached and used a harp to give thanks and praise to the Lord .
New English Translation
From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all, under supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied as he played a harp, giving thanks and praise to the Lord .
Amplified Bible
Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD.
World English Bible
Of Jeduthun; the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Of Ieduthun, the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Ieshaiah, Ashabiah and Mattithiah, six, vnder the hands of their father: Ieduthun sang prophecies with an harpe, for to giue thankes and to praise the Lorde.
Legacy Standard Bible
Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah-six in all-under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
Complete Jewish Bible
Of Y'dutun, the descendants of Y'dutun: G'dalyahu, Tzeri, Yesha‘yahu, Hashavyahu, Mattityahu — six, with their father Y'dutun, who, accompanied by the lyre, prophesied thanks and praise to Adonai .
Darby Translation
Of 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.
Easy-to-Read Version
From Jeduthun's family: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah. There were six of them. Jeduthun led his sons. Jeduthun used harps to prophesy and give thanks and praise to the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
Of the sons of Jeruthun: Azariah, Isaiah, Hashabiah, Mattithiah, and Jeruthun, six, under the direction of their father Jeruthun, who sang with harps and gave thanks to the LORD.
Good News Translation
The six sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah. Under the direction of their father they proclaimed God's message, accompanied by the music of harps, and sang praise and thanks to the Lord .
Lexham English Bible
Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Heshabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the stringed instrument with thanksgiving and praise to Yahweh.
Literal Translation
Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, and Shimei , six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun who prophesied with the lyre to give thanks and to praise Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Of Iedithun: The children of Iedithun were, Gedalia, Zori, Iesaia, Hasabia, Mathithia (Simei) these sixe vnder their father Iedithun wt harpes, whose prophecienge was to geue thankes and to praise the LORDE.
American Standard Version
Of Jeduthun; the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
Of Jeduthun: the six sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah and Zeri and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah; under the direction of their father Jeduthun who, acting as a prophet, with corded instruments gave praise and glory to the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Of Ieduthun: the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedeliahu, Zeri, Iesaiahu, Hasabiahu, and Mathathiahu, sixe, vnder the handes of their father Ieduthun, which prophecied with a harpe, for to geue thankes & prayses vnto the Lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six; under the hands of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
Of Ieduthun: the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Ieshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, sixe, vnder the handes of their father Ieduthun, who prophesied with a harpe, to giue thankes and to praise the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
To Idithun were reckoned the sons of Idithun, Godolias, and Suri, and Iseas, and Asabias, and Matthathias, six after their father Idithun, sounding loudly on the harp thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.
English Revised Version
Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six; under the hands of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the sones of Idithum weren these; Idithum, Godolie, Sori, Jesie, and Sabaie, and Mathatie, sixe; vndur the hond of hir fadir Idithum, that profesiede in an harpe on men knoulechynge and preysynge the Lord.
Update Bible Version
Of Jeduthun; the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah and Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.
New King James Version
Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, 1 Chronicles 25:11">[fn] Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, 1 Chronicles 25:17).">[fn] under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
New Living Translation
From the sons of Jeduthun, there were Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all. They worked under the direction of their father, Jeduthun, who proclaimed God's messages to the accompaniment of the lyre, offering thanks and praise to the Lord .
New Life Bible
The six sons of Jeduthun were: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah. They were led by their father Jeduthun, who spoke God's Word using the harp, giving thanks and praising the Lord.
New Revised Standard
Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun, - Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah - six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, with the lyre, as he prophesied, in giving thanks and offering praise unto Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And of Idithun: the sons of Idithun, Godolias, Sori, Jeseias, and Hasabias, and Mathathias, under the hand of their father Idithun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
Of Jedu'thun, the sons of Jedu'thun: Gedali'ah, Zeri, Jeshai'ah, Shim'e-i, Hashabi'ah, and Mattithi'ah, six, under the direction of their father Jedu'thun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the LORD.
Young's Literal Translation
Of Jeduthun: sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, Shisshah, [are] by the side of their father Jeduthun; with a harp he is prophesying, for giving of thanks and of praise to Jehovah.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD.

Contextual Overview

1 David and the temple officials chose the descendants of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to be in charge of music. They were to praise the Lord by playing cymbals, harps and other stringed instruments. Here is a list of the musicians and their duties: 2 Asaph's four sons, Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, were under the direction of their father and played music whenever the king told them to. 3 Jeduthun's six sons, Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, were under the direction of their father and played harps and sang praises to the Lord . 4 Heman had fourteen sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. 5 Heman was one of the king's prophets, and God honored Heman by giving him fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 His sons were under his direction and played cymbals, harps, and other stringed instruments during times of worship at the temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman took their orders directly from the king. 7 There were two hundred eighty-eight of these men, and all of them were skilled musicians.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jeduthun: 1 Chronicles 9:16, 1 Chronicles 16:41, 1 Chronicles 16:42, 2 Chronicles 29:14

Gedaliah: 1 Chronicles 25:9

Zeri: 1 Chronicles 25:11, Izri

Jeshaiah: 1 Chronicles 25:15

Mattithiah: 1 Chronicles 25:21, 1 Chronicles 15:18, 1 Chronicles 15:21

six: "With Shimei, mentioned 1 Chronicles 25:17." Shimei is not only mentioned in the parallel passage, but is supplied here by the Arabic version.

to give thanks: Psalms 92:1, Jeremiah 33:11

Reciprocal: Numbers 3:20 - General 2 Kings 3:15 - bring me 1 Chronicles 6:44 - Ethan 1 Chronicles 16:38 - Jeduthun 1 Chronicles 25:6 - under the hands 1 Chronicles 25:19 - Hashabiah Psalms 33:2 - Praise Psalms 105:1 - Give

Cross-References

2 Samuel 2:9
and made him king of Israel, including the areas of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin.
1 Kings 10:1
The Queen of Sheba heard how famous Solomon was, so she went to Jerusalem to test him with difficult questions.
Job 6:19
Caravans from Tema and Sheba
Psalms 72:10
Force the rulers of Tarshish and of the islands to pay taxes to him. Make the kings of Sheba and of Seba bring gifts.
Jeremiah 25:23
After this, I went to the kings of Dedan, Tema, Buz, the tribes of the Arabian Desert,
Ezekiel 25:13
So I will punish Edom by killing all its people and livestock. It will be an empty wasteland all the way from Teman to Dedan.
Ezekiel 27:6
Oak trees from Bashan were shaped into oars; pine trees from Cyprus were cut for your deck, which was then decorated with strips of ivory.
Ezekiel 27:20
The people of Dedan supplied you with saddle blankets,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Of Jeduthun,.... Or Ethan, the sons of Jeduthun:

Gedaliah and Zeri; called Izri, 1 Chronicles 25:11,

and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six; whereas five only are mentioned; it may be thought that Shimei, 1 Chronicles 25:17 is the sixth, he not being mentioned elsewhere; it is a tradition of the Jews, that his mother was now with child of him, and it being foreseen by the Holy Spirit that he would be the chief of a course, the number six is given, as Jarchi observes; but rather, as Kimchi, he was young, and not fit to sing, yet was chosen the head of a course, until he was grown up and fit for it; to these six came up the second, fourth, eighth, twelfth, fourteenth, and tenth lots, 1 Chronicles 25:9 and these

[were] under the hands of their father Jeduthun; to instruct and direct them, and appoint their service to them:

who prophesied with a harp; or sung a prophetic psalm or hymn on that:

to give thanks, and to praise the Lord; for what he had done and promised, and foretold he would do for his people.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 25:3. The sons of Jeduthun-six — That is, six with their father, otherwise, there are but five. Hence it is said, they were under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, &c.


 
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