1 Tawarikh 25:1

David Organizes the Musicians

25:1 David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals. ¹  The following men were assigned this responsibility: ² 

1 Tawarikh 25:9

25:9 The first lot went to Asaph’s son Joseph and his relatives and sons – twelve in all, ³ 

the second to Gedaliah and his relatives and sons – twelve in all,

1 Tawarikh 25:2

25:2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were supervised by Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision. ⁴ 

1 Tawarikh 29:13

29:13 Now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your majestic name!

Nehemia 11:17

11:17 Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the praise ⁵  leader who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his colleagues; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

[25:1]  ¹ tn Heb “David and the officers of the army set apart for service the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the ones prophesying by harps, by lyres, and by cymbals.”

[25:1]  ² tn Heb “and their number was, the men of work for their service.”

[25:9]  ³ tc Heb “The first lot went to Asaph, to Joseph.” Apparently the recurring formula, “and his sons and his relatives, twelve” has been accidentally omitted from the Hebrew text at this point (see vv. 10-31; the formula is slightly different in v. 9b). If the number “twelve” is not supplied here, the total comes to only 276, not the 288 required by v. 7.

[25:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “the sons of Asaph [were] upon the hand of Asaph, the one prophesying upon the hands of the king.”

[11:17]  ⁵ tc The translation reads with the Lucianic Greek recension and Vulgate הַתְּהִלָה (hattÿhilah, “the praise”) rather than the MT reading הַתְּחִלָּה (hattÿkhillah, “the beginning”).