1 Chronicles 25:6 · KJV
“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. {according...: Heb. by the hands of the king}”
— 1 Chronicles 25:6
All these {were} the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. {words: or, matters}
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.
1 Chronicles 25 — Context
Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, {and} Mahazioth: {Uzziel: also called, Azareel} {Shebuel: also called, Shubael}
5All these {were} the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. {words: or, matters}
6All 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. {according...: Heb. by the hands of the king}
7So 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.
8And they cast lots, ward against {ward}, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 25:1-3
Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
Ephesians 5:19
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
1 Chronicles 15:16
And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren {to be} the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
1 Chronicles 15:22
And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, {was} for song: he instructed about the song, because he {was} skilful. {was for...: or, was for the carriage: he instructed about the carriage} {song: Heb. lifting up}
1 Chronicles 23:5
Moreover four thousand {were} porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, {said David}, to praise {therewith}.
1 Chronicles 15:19
So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, {were appointed} to sound with cymbals of brass;
Psalms 68:25
The singers went before, the players on instruments {followed} after; among {them were} the damsels playing with timbrels.