1 Chronicles 25:7

songs of the LORD. Not of man.

cunning. skilful. See note on 1 Chronicles 22:15.

two hundred fourscore and eight. (288. 24. 12.) Twelve (the number of Governmental perfection) is. factor in all that pertains to government. Compare 1 Chronicles 27:1. See App-10.

Related Commentaries of 1 Chronicles 25:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

With their brethren - i. e., “with others of the tribe of Levi.” Each son of Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, was at the head of a band of twelve skil...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Temple Singers and Musicians. The musicians, according to the Chronicler, also consisted of twenty-four courses. 1 Chronicles 25:1 . Asaph....
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Was two hundred fourscore and eight— That is, after the classes were appointed from the sons of Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, as well as from those w...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore a...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Particulars respecting the Singers 1. Separated to the service] RV 'separated for the service certain of the sons,' etc. Jeduthun ] as in 1 Chro...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

So the number of them, with their brethren... was two hundred fourscore and eight. — This total of two hundred and eighty-eight skilled musicians (...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

It is easy to imagine what joy the poet king would take in arranging the song service of the new Temple. Music played a very important part in his ca...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The whole of what is here said of the order in which they were placed, and of the method taken to prevent jealousies arising from the natural infirmi...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

So the number of them, with their brethren ,.... Who each of them had twelve with them, as after reckoned: that were instructed in the songs of th...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, [even] all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

All that were cunning Who were so skilful that they were able to teach others; and, together with their scholars, made up the four thousand mention...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Courses of the Singers. B. C. 1015. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

All that were cunning; who were so skilful that they were able to teach others. Two hundred fourscore and eight; which, together with their schol...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter relates to the number and offices of the singers ( 1 Chronicles 25:1-8 ); a list of the choirs divided by lot into 24 o...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Chronicles 25:1 . Prophesy with harps. They sung, as well as played, in the service of the Lord, the compositions or psalms of holy men. The har...
The Biblical Illustrator

That were instructed in the songs of the Lord. Music and worship In the services of the Jewish temple all is devout, exalted, appropriate, devo...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 Chronicles 25:1-13 The families of the three chiefs in song. 1 Chronicles 25:1 The twenty-four courses of those who were...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Number and office of the Singers
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, the leaders among the musicians in the king's Tabernacle an...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 15:22 ; Hosea 10:11 ; Isaiah 29:13 ; Song of Solomon 3:8
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Cunning — Who were so skilful that they were able to teach others; and together with their scholars, made up the four thousand mentioned 1 Chronic...

⁷ So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

Related Commentaries of 1 Chronicles 25:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Chronicles 25:7