Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals to play and musical instruments of God. Jeduthun’s sons were at the city gate.
1 Chronicles 25:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skilful in music for the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So the number of them [who led the remainder of the 4,000], with their kinsmen who were specially trained in songs for the Lord, all who were talented singers, was 288. [I Chron. 23:5.] American Standard Version (1901) And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto Jehovah, even all that were skilful, was two hundred fourscore and eight. Common English Bible the number of themselves and their relatives, who were trained in singing to the LORD and who were all skillful, was 288. Catholic Public Domain Version Now the number of these, with their brothers, who were instructing in the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred eighty-eight. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred and eighty-eight, |
Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals to play and musical instruments of God. Jeduthun’s sons were at the city gate.
four thousand are to be gatekeepers, and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the instruments that I have made for worship.’
The men were doing the work with integrity. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites from the Merarites, and Zechariah and Meshullam from the Kohathites as supervisors. The Levites were all skilled with musical instruments.