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Green's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 25:9

And the first lot came out for Asaph, to Joseph: Gedaliah, he was the second; and his brothers and sons, twelve men.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Asaph;   Gedaliah;   Joseph;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Levites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Gedaliah;   Levite;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Gedaliah;   Joseph;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gedaliah;   Izri;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gedaliah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Gedaliah;   Joseph;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gedaliah ;   Joseph ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Levites;   Music;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gedaliah;   Joseph (1);   Mallothi;   Merari;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph, his sons, and his relatives— 12
Hebrew Names Version
Now the first lot came forth for Asaf to Yosef: the second to Gedalyahu; he and his brothers and sons were twelve:
King James Version
Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
English Standard Version
The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him and his brothers and his sons, twelve;
New Century Version
First, the lot fell to Joseph, from the family of Asaph. Second, twelve men were chosen from Gedaliah, his sons and relatives.
New English Translation
The first lot went to Asaph's son Joseph and his relatives and sons—twelve in all, the second to Gedaliah and his relatives and sons—twelve in all,
Amplified Bible
The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him, his relatives and his sons, twelve;
New American Standard Bible
Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph, the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were twelve;
World English Bible
Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve:
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the first lot fell to Ioseph which was of Asaph, the second, to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and his sonnes were twelue.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph, the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were twelve;
Berean Standard Bible
The 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;
Contemporary English Version
The musicians were divided into twenty-four groups of twelve, and each group went by the name of their family leader. They were assigned their duties in the following order: Joseph, Gedaliah, Zaccur, Zeri, Nethaniah, Bukkiah, Asarelah, Jeshaiah, Mattaniah, Shimei, Uzziel, Hashabiah, Shebuel, Mattithiah, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Joshbekashah, Hanani, Mallothi, Eliathah, Hothir, Giddalti, Mahazioth, and Romamtiezer.
Complete Jewish Bible
The first lot for Asaf fell to Yosef, the second to G'dalyah; he, his brothers and his sons numbered twelve;
Darby Translation
And the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph; to Gedaliah the second: he and his brethren and his sons were twelve.
Easy-to-Read Version
The first one chosen was Asaph (Joseph). Second, there were 12 men chosen from Gedaliah's sons and relatives.
George Lamsa Translation
Now the first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and his sons were twelve:
Good News Translation
These 288 men were divided according to families into twenty-four groups of twelve, with a leader in charge of each group. This is the order in which they were on duty: 1) Joseph of the family of Asaph; 2) Gedaliah; 3) Zaccur; 4) Zeri; 5) Nethaniah; 6) Bukkiah; 7) Asharelah; 8) Jeshaiah; 9) Mattaniah; 10) Shimei; 11) Uzziel; 12) Hashabiah; 13) Shebuel; 14) Mattithiah; 15) Jerimoth; 16) Hananiah; 17) Joshbekashah; 18) Hanani; 19) Mallothi; 20) Eliathah; 21) Hothir; 22) Giddalti; 23) Mahazioth; 24) Romamti Ezer.
Lexham English Bible
And the first lot for Asaph went out to Joseph; the second to Gedaliahu; he and his brothers and his twelve sons.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the first Lot fell vpo Ioseph which was of Assaph: the seconde vpo Gedolia wt his brethre and sonnes, of whom there were twolue.
American Standard Version
Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah; he and his brethren and sons were twelve:
Bible in Basic English
Now of the group of Asaph, the first name to come out was Joseph; the second Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the first lot in Asaph fell to Ioseph, the second to Gedaliahu with his brethren and sonnes, which men were twelue.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah; he and his brethren and sons were twelve;
King James Version (1611)
Now the first lot came foorth for Asaph to Ioseph, the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sonnes were twelue:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the first lot of his sons and of his brethren came forth to Asaph the son of Joseph, namely, Godolias: the second Heneia, his sons and his brethren being twelve.
English Revised Version
Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah; he and his brethren and sons were twelve:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the firste lot yede out to Joseph, that was of Asaph; the secounde to Godolie, to hym, and hise sones and hise britheren twelue;
Update Bible Version
Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve:
Webster's Bible Translation
Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons [were] twelve:
New King James Version
Now the first lot for Asaph came out for Joseph; the second for Gedaliah, him with his brethren and sons, twelve;
New Living Translation
The first lot fell to Joseph of the Asaph clan and twelve of his sons and relatives. The second lot fell to Gedaliah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
New Life Bible
These are how the names were drawn. First was Joseph the son of Asaph. The second was Gedaliah. Together with his brothers and sons, there were twelve.
New Revised Standard
The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him and his brothers and his sons, twelve;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the first lot came forth for Asaph, to Joseph, - Gedaliah, the second, he and his brethren and his sons, twelve.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the first lot came forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sons, and his brethren twelve.
Revised Standard Version
The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedali'ah, to him and his brethren and his sons, twelve;
Young's Literal Translation
And the first lot goeth out for Asaph to Joseph; [to] Gedaliah the second; he, and his brethren and his sons, twelve;
THE MESSAGE
The first name from Asaph's family was Joseph and his twelve sons and brothers; second, Gedaliah and his twelve sons and brothers; third, Zaccur and his twelve sons and brothers; fourth, Izri and his twelve sons and brothers; fifth, Nethaniah and his twelve sons and brothers; sixth, Bukkiah and his twelve sons and brothers; seventh, Jesarelah and his twelve sons and brothers; eighth, Jeshaiah and his twelve sons and brothers; ninth, Mattaniah and his twelve sons and brothers; tenth, Shimei and his twelve sons and brothers; eleventh, Azarel and his twelve sons and brothers; twelfth, Hashabiah and his twelve sons and brothers; thirteenth, Shubael and his twelve sons and brothers; fourteenth, Mattithiah and his twelve sons and brothers; fifteenth, Jerimoth and his twelve sons and brothers; sixteenth, Hananiah and his twelve sons and brothers; seventeenth, Joshbekashah and his twelve sons and brothers; eighteenth, Hanani and his twelve sons and brothers; nineteenth, Mallothi and his twelve sons and brothers; twentieth, Eliathah and his twelve sons and brothers; twenty-first, Hothir and his twelve sons and brothers; twenty-second, Giddalti and his twelve sons and brothers; twenty-third, Mahazioth and his twelve sons and brothers; twenty-fourth, Romamti-Ezer and his twelve sons and brothers.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph, the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were twelve;

Contextual Overview

8 And they made fall lots for duty, as in the rule , as the small, so the great, the one teaching with the pupil. 9 And the first lot came out for Asaph, to Joseph: Gedaliah, he was the second; and his brothers and sons, twelve men. 10 The third was Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve. 11 The fourth was to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve. 12 The fifth was to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve. 13 The sixth was to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve. 14 The seventh was to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve. 15 The eighth was to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve. 16 The ninth was to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve. 17 The tenth was to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Joseph: 1 Chronicles 25:2

the second: Dr. Geddes, chiefly on the authority of the Arabic, adds, "who with his sons and brethren were twelve.

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 25:3 - Gedaliah Nehemiah 10:34 - cast

Cross-References

Genesis 25:9
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him at the cave of Machpelah, at the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite which is before Mamre,
Genesis 25:10
the field which Abraham bought from the sons of Heth. Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried there.
Genesis 25:20
And Isaac was a son of forty years when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Padan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to him for a wife.
Genesis 25:29
And Jacob boiled soup. And Esau came from the field, and he was faint.
Genesis 25:30
And Esau said to Jacob, Please let me eat of the red, this red soup , for I am faint. On account of this his name is called Edom.
Genesis 35:29
And Isaac expired and died and was gathered to his people, old and satisfied of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Genesis 50:13
And his sons carried him to the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah; the field which Abraham bought for a burying place from Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph,.... His second son to the preference of the firstborn, 1 Chronicles 25:2,

the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve: and which must also be understood of Joseph, and supplied to him; for those being both in one verse, as Jarchi observes, it is but once mentioned, but must be supplied, or otherwise the number of two hundred and eighty eight could not be made up; the same is observed of all the other lots and courses to the end of the chapter as here, and therefore need no more remarks.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 25:9. For Asaph to Joseph — His first-born.

The second to Gedaliah — The first-born of Jeduthun.


 
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