1 Chronicles 25:1
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:
הערת לימוד
Study Note
David's organization of musicians from the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun for 'prophesying with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals' places musical performance explicitly within the category of prophecy (hitnabe'), one of the most significant statements about music's theological function in the Hebrew Bible. The identification of liturgical music as prophetic suggests the Chronicler understood Temple worship not merely as performance but as a medium of divine speech — the Spirit-inspired utterance of God's word through musical form. The three guild leaders (Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun) and their twenty-four divisions in verses 2–31 parallel the priestly divisions of chapter 24, elevating musicians to co-equal status in Temple ministry. The verse has been foundational for Christian theologies of worship that understand music not as mere ornamentation but as participation in prophetic proclamation.
תרגומים נוספים
Moreover David and the captains of the host set apart for the service certain 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 them that did the work according to their service was:
And David and the heads of the host separate for service, of the sons of Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, who are prophesying with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals, and the number of the workmen is according to their service.
Further, David and the chiefs of the servants of the holy place made selection of certain of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun for the work of prophets, to make melody with corded instruments and brass; and the number of the men for the work they had to do was:
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