7And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred and eighty-eight,


In Context

4 Of Heman also: the sons of Heman, Bocciau, Mathaniau, Oziel, Subuel, and Jerimoth, Hananias, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddelthi, and Romemthiezer, and Jesbacassa, Mellothi, Othir, Mahazioth:

5 All these were the sons of Heman the seer of the king in the words of God, to lift up the horn: and God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

6 All these under their father's hand were distributed to sing in the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, and psalteries and harps, for the service of the house of the Lord near the king: to wit, Asaph, and Idithun, and Heman.

7 And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred and eighty-eight,

8 And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.

9 And the first lot came forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sons, and his brethren twelve.

1 Chronicles 25:7 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:7Along with their relatives-all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord -they numbered 288.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:7So 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:7And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:7And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:7And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:7So 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:7The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to Yahweh, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:7And their number, with their brethren — taught in the song of Jehovah, all who are intelligent — is two hundred, eighty and eight.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:7So the number of them, with their brothers that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.