Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
All these [were] under the {direction} of their father in the music of the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps, and stringed instruments for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman [were] under the {direction} of the king.
New American Standard Bible
All these were under the
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
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.
International Standard Version
They were all under their father's supervision regarding music in the Temple of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of the Temple of God.
A Conservative Version
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
American Standard Version
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; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
Amplified
All these were under the direction of their father to sing in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order and direction of the king.
Bible in Basic English
All these, under the direction of their father, made music in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments, for the worship of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the orders of the king.
Darby Translation
All these were under the direction of their fathers Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, lutes and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the direction of the king.
Julia Smith Translation
All these upon the hands of their father in the song of the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the service of the house of God, upon the hands of the king, Asaph and Jeduthun and Heman.
King James 2000
All these were under the direction of their father in the music in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, lyres, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
Modern King James verseion
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, harps and lyres, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
All these were at the hand of their father to sing in the house of the LORD with cymbals, psalteries and harps in the service of the house of God. And at the hand of the king was Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman:
NET Bible
All of these were under the supervision of their fathers; they were musicians in the Lord's temple, playing cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God's temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king.
New Heart English Bible
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God's house; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
The Emphasized Bible
All these, were under the direction of their father, in the singing of the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps and lyres, for the service of the house of God, - Asaph and Jeduthun and Heman, under the direction of the king.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
Youngs Literal Translation
All these are by the side of their father in the song of the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; by the side of the king are Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman.
Themes
ancient Choirs » A great chorus choir God gave to heman fourteen sons and three daughters
Cymbal » Used in the temple service
Heman » The singer, a chief levite, and musician » His sons and daughters temple musicians
Music » ancient Choirs » A great chorus choir God gave to heman fourteen sons and three daughters
Psaltery » Used in religious services
Singers » ancient Choirs » A great chorus choir God gave to heman fourteen sons and three daughters
Singing » ancient Choirs » A great chorus choir God gave to heman fourteen sons and three daughters
Woman » Allowed to join in the temple-music from the time of david
Interlinear
Yad
'ab
Nebel
`abodah
Yad
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 25:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Organizes The Musicians
5 All these [were] sons to Heman, the seer of the king, according to the words of God to raise a horn. And God had given to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All these [were] under the {direction} of their father in the music of the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps, and stringed instruments for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman [were] under the {direction} of the king. 7 And their number, along with their brothers, trained singers, all the skilled people for Yahweh, were two hundred and eighty-eight.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 25:1-3
And David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, [of] Heman, and [of] Jeduthun, who prophesied with stringed instruments, with harps, and with cymbals. And their inventory of the men of the work [and] for their duty was:
1 Chronicles 15:16
Then David ordered the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers [as] singers with instruments of song, musical instruments, stringed instruments, and cymbals, {raising their voices for joy}.
1 Chronicles 15:19
Now the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, [were] to sound bronze cymbals;
1 Chronicles 15:22
And Kenaniah, chief of the Levites in singing, [was to be] an instructor in singing because he understood.
1 Chronicles 23:5
four thousand gatekeepers, [and] four thousand offering praise with the instruments that I have made for praise."
Psalm 68:25
Singers went up front, those playing stringed instruments last, between [them] young women [playing] tambourines.
Ephesians 5:19
speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and singing praise in your heart to the Lord,
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another with all wisdom, with psalms, hymns, [and] spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God,