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1 Chronicles 25:3
From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator enumerates the sons of Jeduthun while cataloging the temple musicians organized under David. This occurs immediately after listing Asaph’s sons and before listing Heman’s sons.
The words — יְדוּתוּן (ye.du.Tun) names the patriarch whose six sons are recorded here. The text states Jeduthun prophesied with the harp while giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
The thread — This verse sits between the parallel listings of Asaph’s sons in 1 Chronicles 25:2 and Heman’s sons in 1 Chronicles 25:4. The function of these musicians aligns with the thanksgiving order described in 1 Chronicles 16:41.
Why it lands — The text first records the exact names and count of Jeduthun’s sons before describing their father’s prophetic activity. A reader must observe this structural pattern of appointed leadership without adding historical details about the lineage from adjacent passages.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 16:41 With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”
- 1 Chronicles 9:16 Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
- 1 Chronicles 15:18 and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
- 1 Chronicles 15:21 And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.
- 1 Chronicles 25:21 the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
- 2 Chronicles 29:14 Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites; and Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites.
- Psalms 92:1 A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
- Jeremiah 33:11 the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.