1 Chronicles 25:7
“So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, euen all that were cunning, was two hundred, foure score and eight.”
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1 Chronicles 25:7 Context
5All these were the sonnes of Heman the kings Seer in the wordes of God, to lift vp the horne. And God gaue to Heman fourteene sonnes and three daughters. 6All these were vnder the hands of their father, for song in the house of the Lord with cymbals, psalteries and harpes, for the seruice of the house of God, according to the kings order, to Asaph, Ieduthun, and Heman. 7So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, euen all that were cunning, was two hundred, foure score and eight. 8¶ And they cast lots ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholler. 9Now the first lot came foorth for Asaph to Ioseph, the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sonnes were twelue:
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Other Translations for 1 Chronicles 25:7
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.
- King James Version
Their number who were trained in singing to the LORD, with their relatives, all who were skillful, {was} 288.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the number of them, with their brothers who were trained and expert in making melody to the Lord, was two hundred and eighty-eight.
- Basic English Bible
And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of Jehovah, all of them skilful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.
- Darby Bible
So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were skillful, was two hundred and eighty eight.
- Webster's Bible
The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to Yahweh, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight.
- World English Bible
And their number, with their brethren -- taught in the song of Jehovah, all who are intelligent -- is two hundred, eighty and eight.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto the LORD, even all that were skilful, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Chronicles 25:7
25:7 Cunning - Who were so skilful that they were able to teach others;and together with their scholars, made up the four thousand mentionedchap.#23:5|.