Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Asaph » Descendants of
David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men who performed their service: From Asaph's sons: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under Asaph's authority, who prophesied under the authority of the king. From Jeduthun: Jeduthun's sons: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah-six-under the authority of their father Jeduthun, prophesying to the accompaniment of lyres, giving thanks and praise to the Lord. read more.
From Heman: Heman's sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. All these sons of Heman, the king's seer, were [given] by the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. All these men were under their own fathers' authority for the music in the Lord's temple, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of God's temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king's authority. Together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the Lord, they numbered 288. They cast lots impartially for their duties, the young and old alike, the teacher along with the pupil. The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph, [his sons, and his brothers- 12] [to] Gedaliah the second: him, his brothers, and his sons- 12
From Heman: Heman's sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. All these sons of Heman, the king's seer, were [given] by the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. All these men were under their own fathers' authority for the music in the Lord's temple, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of God's temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king's authority. Together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the Lord, they numbered 288. They cast lots impartially for their duties, the young and old alike, the teacher along with the pupil. The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph, [his sons, and his brothers- 12] [to] Gedaliah the second: him, his brothers, and his sons- 12
In the middle of the congregation, the Spirit of the Lord came on Jahaziel (son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants),
Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites;
When the builders had laid the foundation of the Lord’s temple, the priests, dressed in their robes and holding trumpets, and the Levites descended from Asaph, holding cymbals, took their positions to praise the Lord, as King David of Israel had instructed.
The leader of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the descendants of Asaph, who were singers for the service of God’s house.
the Levites » David » Subdivided them into twenty-four courses
Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
They cast lots impartially for their duties, the young and old alike, the teacher along with the pupil. The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph, [his sons, and his brothers- 12] [to] Gedaliah the second: him, his brothers, and his sons- 12 the third [to] Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers- 12 read more.
the fourth to Izri, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the fifth [to] Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the sixth [to] Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the seventh [to] Jesarelah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the eighth [to] Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the ninth [to] Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the tenth [to] Shimei, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the eleventh [to] Azarel, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the thirteenth [to] Shubael, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the fourteenth [to] Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers- 12 and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers- 12.
the fourth to Izri, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the fifth [to] Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the sixth [to] Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the seventh [to] Jesarelah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the eighth [to] Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the ninth [to] Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the tenth [to] Shimei, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the eleventh [to] Azarel, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the thirteenth [to] Shubael, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the fourteenth [to] Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers- 12 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers- 12 and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers- 12.
Music » Teachers of
Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites in music, was to direct the music because he was skillful.
As she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The commanders and the trumpeters were by the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praise. Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”
Together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the Lord, they numbered 288. They cast lots impartially for their duties, the young and old alike, the teacher along with the pupil.