1 Chronicles 25:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

The captains

Prophesy

General references

1 Chronicles 15:19

Psalm 98:5

Bible References

The captains

also Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father’s house twenty-two captains.

And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.

Thus they were divided by lot, the one as the other; for they were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God, both from the descendants of Eleazar and the descendants of Ithamar.

Now in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Johanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, and they entered into a covenant with him.

Prophesy

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.

Afterward you will come to

the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is; and it shall be as soon as you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and a lyre before them, and they will be prophesying.

But now bring me a minstrel.” And it came about, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.

But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an ungifted man enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all;

General references

So the singers, Heman, Asaph and Ethan were appointed to sound aloud cymbals of bronze;

Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
With the lyre and the

sound of melody.