translation_id: net-engnet

label: NET translator note

text: Heb “David and the officers of the army set apart for service the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the ones prophesying by harps, by lyres, and by cymbals.”


text: Heb “and their number was, the men of work for their service.”


text: Heb “the sons of Asaph [were] upon the hand of Asaph, the one prophesying upon the hands of the king.”


text: Heb “belonging to Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun.”


text: This name appears as “Izri” in v. 10 .


label: NET textual note

text: One Hebrew ms and some LXX mss supply the name “Shimei” after “Jeshaiah.” Most Hebrew mss omit the name here (but cf. v. 17 ).


text: The list includes only five names. Apparently the name “Shimei” (see v. 17 ), which appears in one medieval Hebrew ms and in the LXX, has been accidentally omitted from the Hebrew text.


text: Heb “belonging to Heman, the sons of Heman.”


text: Heb “by the words of God to exalt a horn.” An animal’s horn is sometimes used metaphorically as a symbol of strength and honor. See BDB 901-2 s.v. קֶרֶנ .


text: Heb “and their number with their brothers, trained in music to the Lord , all skilled, was 288.”


text: Heb “and they cast lots [for] service, just as like small, like great, teacher with student.”


text: Heb “The first lot went to Asaph, to Joseph.” Apparently the recurring formula, “and his sons and his relatives, twelve” has been accidentally omitted from the Hebrew text at this point (see vv. 10-31 ; the formula is slightly different in v. 9 b). If the number “twelve” is not supplied here, the total comes to only 276, not the 288 required by v. 7 .


text: “Izri” is a variant of the name “Zeri” (cf. 25:3 ).


text: “Jesharelah” is a variant of the name “Asarelah” (cf. 25:2 ).


text: “Azarel” is a variant of the name “Uzziel” (cf. 25:4 ).