25: 2 of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and 227Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied 228after the orders of the king.
227In vs. 14, Jesharelah
228Hb. by the hands of the king.
25: 3 Of Jeduthun; the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and 229Zeri, and Jeshaiah, 230Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, 231six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Jehovah.
229In vs. 11, Izri
230Sept. reads Shimei, given in vs. 17 as the fourth of Jeduthun’s sons in the sequence of vss. 9-21. Massoretic, Aram., Vg. omit Shimei.
231With Shimei, mentioned in vs. 17.
25: 4 Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, 232Uzziel, 233Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
232In vs. 18, Azarel
233In vs. 20, Shubael
25: 5 All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
25: 6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; 234Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the orders of the king.
234Or, after the orders of the king, even Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
25: 7 And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto Jehovah, even all that were skilful, was two hundred eighty-eight.
25: 8 And they 235cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
235Or, cast lots, ward against ward, as well etc.
25: 9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph:236 the second to Gedaliah; he and his brethren and sons were twelve:
236Must insert, he and his brethren and sons were twelve: to complete the number 288 in vs. 7.
25: 10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 11 the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 14 the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 18 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 20 for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 21 for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 22 for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 23 for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 24 for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 25 for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 26 for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 27 for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 28 for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 29 for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 30 for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
25: 31 for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
