1 Chronicles 25:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

Under the hands

1 Chronicles 25:2

For song

General references

1 Chronicles 15:19

Psalm 98:5

Bible References

Under the hands

Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

For song

Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was:

Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was in charge of the singing; he gave instruction in singing because he was skillful.

and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 were praising the Lord with the instruments which David made for giving praise.

The singers went on, the musicians after them,

In the midst of the maidens beating tambourines.

speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

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.