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1–31. Division of the Levites. 1 Chronicles 25:1. And David and the commanders of the army separated the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun into the service, so that they would preach on harps, psalters and cymbals; and they were assigned to the work of their ministry: Levites of three generations are appointed for church singing: Kohath - Heman with his sons, Gershon - Asaph and Merari - Ethan, or Jedithun (1 Chron. 6:33,39,44: see comments). Their selection is carried out, by the way, by “chiefs of the army”, not troops in the literal sense, but assemblies of elders, since the Hebrew word “Tzaba” means not only an army waging war, but also in general a collection of beings of all kinds, subject to the same laws and serving one purpose, in the present case - a meeting of Levitical elders who, together with the king, distributed the duties of the Levites. 1 Chronicles 25:2. of the sons of Asaph: Zakkur, Joseph, Nephaniah and Asharela, the sons of Asaph, under the leadership of Asaph, who played according to the king’s instructions. As is evident from the ninth and following verses, each of the sons of Eman, Asaph, and Jeduthun was appointed director of a separate choir. 1 Chronicles 25:3. From Jedithun were the sons of Jedithun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Isaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattathiah, six, under the leadership of their father Jedithun, who played the harp for the glory and praise of the Lord. Following the letter of the modern Hebrew text, the word “shisha” after the name Mattathias should be taken as a proper name. But according to the instructions of the LXX translation, this is the numeral name six. The missing number of sons of Jedithun is supplemented by the name Shemea, which is actually mentioned in (1 Chron. 25:17). 1 Chronicles 25:5. All these are the sons of Heman, the king's seer, according to the words of God, to exalt his glory. And God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. Heman is given the title “seer,” which in both meaning and use in the Holy Scriptures is equivalent to the word “prophet.” But since this quality is not acquired by Yeman anywhere else, some translators understand the term “seer” in the sense of “skillful”, “knowledgeable”, or, like LXX, in relation to his art, “musician”. 1 Chronicles 25:7. And the number of them and their brothers who were trained to sing before the Lord, all who knew this matter, was two hundred and eighty-eight. The number 288 is obtained as follows. The three main singers had 24 sons (Asaph - 4, Jeduthun - 6, and Heman 14, vv. 2-4), and each was the leader of a separate choir consisting of 12 people. 24 x 12 and give 288. Thus, in accordance with the 24 priestly orders, 24 Levitical choirs were organized. All these singers are called “trained to sing before the Lord, knowing their work,” which distinguishes them from other singers (1 Chronicles 23:5), who are obviously less experienced. 1 Chronicles 25:9. And the first lot came out for Asaph, for Joseph; the second Gedaliah with his brothers and his sons; there were twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:10. the third Zakkuru with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:11. the fourth to Izri with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:12. the fifth Nephaniah with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:13. the sixth Bucchia with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:14. the seventh Jezarele with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:15. the eighth Isaiah with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:16. the ninth Mattaniah with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:17. the tenth Shimei with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:18. the eleventh to Azariel with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:19. the twelfth Hashabiah with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:20. the thirteenth to Shubael with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:21. the fourteenth Mattathias with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:22. the fifteenth to Jerimoth with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:23. the sixteenth Hananiah with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:24. the seventeenth Yoshbekashe with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:25. the eighteenth Hanani with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:26. nineteenth Mallothiah with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:27. the twentieth Eliatha with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:28. the twenty-first to Gophir with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:29. the twenty-second Giddalti with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:30. the twenty-third to Mahazioth with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them; 1 Chronicles 25:31. twenty-fourth Romamti-Ezeru with his sons and his brothers; there are twelve of them. As can be seen from these verses, the turns were distributed among the singers in this order: the four sons of Asaph got the first, third, fifth and seventh; to the six sons of Jeduthun - the second, fourth, eighth, tenth, twelfth and fourteenth; to the four first sons of Heman - the sixth, ninth, eleventh and thirteenth, and to the remaining ten others, i.e. 15–24. You might be interested in: