1 Chronicles 25 — Hebrew and Greek compared
Disparate in this chapter: 25:9
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Chapter 25
Hebrew source [H25] • Greek source [G25]
The prophetic singers and their families (25:1–8)
Verse 25:1 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:1] David and the army officials set apart for service the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, harps, and cymbals. This was their number, the men employed in their service:
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:1] King David and the rulers of the force appointed for the works the sons of Asaph, Aiman, and Idithon, who uttered inspired words with kinyrai, nablai, and cymbals. Their number was reckoned head by head, those working in their tasks:
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Greek adds King's title and head-by-head counting. Hebrew prophetic language is represented by Greek solemn or inspired utterance; the Greek instrument names borrowing Hebrew forms are retained rather than assigned a more precise construction.
Verse 25:2 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:2] Of Asaph's sons: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, Asaph's sons under Asaph's hand, who prophesied under the king's hand.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:2] Asaph's sons: Zakchour, Joseph, Nathanias, and Erael, Asaph's sons attached to Asaph the prophet, attached to the king.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The fourth name differs, Asarelah/Erael. Hebrew describes Asaph's prophesying; Greek calls him the prophet and leaves attachment to the king in a repeated participial construction.
Verse 25:3 Divergent
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:3] Of Jeduthun: Jeduthun's sons, Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six—under the hand of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanking and praising YHWH.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:3] Of Idithon: Idithon's sons, Godolia, Souri, Isaia, Semei, Asabia, and Mattathias—six—with their father Idithon, striking the kinyra in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.
Classification & Notes
Divergent. Text: Hebrew lists five names but gives the total six; Greek includes Semei and lists six. Hebrew's singular prophesying describes the father; Greek's plural striking describes the players. No missing Hebrew name is supplied.
Verse 25:4 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:4] Of Heman: Heman's sons, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:4] Of Aiman: Aiman's sons, Boukias, Manthanias, Azarael, Soubael, Jerimoth, Ananias, Anani, Eliatha, Godollathi, Romemthi-od, Jesbakasa, Mallethi, Otheri, and Meazoth.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Both lists have fourteen names. Greek Azarael differs from Hebrew Uzziel; the compound Romamti-ezer has Greek Romemthi-od. The name forms are retained rather than reconstructed as a hymn.
Verse 25:5 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:5] All these were sons of Heman, the king's seer in God's words, to lift up a horn. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:5] All these were sons of Aiman, who played for the king in God's words, to raise a horn. God gave Aiman fourteen sons and three daughters.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew calls Heman a seer; Greek describes him playing an instrument for the king. Both retain the horn expression, whose relation to musical sounding or exalted strength is left open, and the same children totals.
Verse 25:6 Divergent
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:6] All these were under their father's hand for song in YHWH's house, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of God's house. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king's hand.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:6] All these were with their father, singing hymns in the Lord's house with cymbals, nablai, and kinyrai, under the king and Asaph, Idithon, and Aiman.
Classification & Notes
Divergent. Text: Greek omits the separate phrase for the service of God's house. Its final coordination places the three leaders beside the king in the authority phrase; Hebrew sets the three under the king's hand.
Verse 25:7 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:7] Their number with their brothers, trained in song to YHWH, all skilled, was two hundred eighty-eight.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:7] Their number with their brothers, taught to sing to the Lord, all understanding, was two hundred eighty-eight.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both give the same trained ensemble total.
Verse 25:8 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:8] They cast lots for the duties, small alongside great, skilled person with student.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:8] They too cast lots for the service courses, for the small and for the great, the accomplished and those learning.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both include established performers and learners without reserving the lots to one rank.
The twenty-four courses of singers (25:9–31)
Verse 25:9 Disparate
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:9] The first lot came out for Asaph, for Joseph; the second for Gedaliah, he and his brothers and sons—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:9] The first lot of his sons and his brothers came out for Asaph, for Joseph, Godolia; the second, Enia, his brothers and his sons—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Disparate. Text: Greek places Godolia before the second-lot clause and names Enia with that second lot, whereas Hebrew assigns the second to Gedaliah. Greek also adds sons and brothers to the first-lot opening. The difficult Greek sequence is retained without relocating Godolia or deleting Enia to regularize the list.
Verse 25:10 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:10] The third: Zaccur, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:10] The third: Zakchour, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The third course and its total agree.
Verse 25:11 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:11] The fourth: Izri, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:11] The fourth: Jesdri, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The course-name differs, Izri/Jesdri, while the total agrees.
Verse 25:12 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:12] The fifth: Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:12] The fifth: Nathanias, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The fifth course corresponds and has the same total.
Verse 25:13 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:13] The sixth: Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:13] The sixth: Boukias, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The sixth course corresponds and has the same total.
Verse 25:14 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:14] The seventh: Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:14] The seventh: Iseriel, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The course-name differs in form; the place and total agree.
Verse 25:15 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:15] The eighth: Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:15] The eighth: Josia, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Greek has Josia here, distinct from its Isaia in verse three; Hebrew has Jeshaiah. Both count twelve.
Verse 25:16 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:16] The ninth: Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:16] The ninth: Manthanias, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The ninth course corresponds and has the same total.
Verse 25:17 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:17] The tenth: Shimei, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:17] The tenth: Semei, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both name this course here; the Hebrew's lack of Shimei in verse three is not repaired from this occurrence.
Verse 25:18 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:18] The eleventh: Azarel, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:18] The eleventh: Azaria, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew Azarel corresponds to Greek Azaria here, rather than Greek Azarael in verse four.
Verse 25:19 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:19] The twelfth: Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:19] The twelfth: Asabia, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The twelfth course corresponds and has the same total.
Verse 25:20 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:20] The thirteenth: Shubael, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:20] The thirteenth: Soubael, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The thirteenth course corresponds and has the same total.
Verse 25:21 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:21] The fourteenth: Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:21] The fourteenth: Mattathias, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The fourteenth course corresponds and has the same total.
Verse 25:22 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:22] The fifteenth: Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:22] The fifteenth: Jerimoth, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The fifteenth course corresponds and has the same total.
Verse 25:23 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:23] The sixteenth: Hananiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:23] The sixteenth: Ananias, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The sixteenth course corresponds and has the same total.
Verse 25:24 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:24] The seventeenth: Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:24] The seventeenth: Jesbakasa, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The seventeenth course corresponds through the name forms and has the same total.
Verse 25:25 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:25] The eighteenth: Hanani, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:25] The eighteenth: Anani, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The eighteenth course corresponds and has the same total.
Verse 25:26 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:26] The nineteenth: Mallothi, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:26] The nineteenth: Mellethi, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The nineteenth course corresponds and has the same total; Greek has Mellethi here and Mallethi in verse four.
Verse 25:27 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:27] The twentieth: Eliathah, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:27] The twentieth: Eliatha, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The twentieth course corresponds and has the same total.
Verse 25:28 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:28] The twenty-first: Hothir, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:28] The twenty-first: Ethir, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Greek has Ethir here, compared with Otheri in verse four; Hebrew has Hothir in both. The total agrees.
Verse 25:29 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:29] The twenty-second: Giddalti, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:29] The twenty-second: Godollathi, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The twenty-second course corresponds and has the same total.
Verse 25:30 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:30] The twenty-third: Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:30] The twenty-third: Meazoth, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The twenty-third course corresponds and has the same total.
Verse 25:31 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[25:31] The twenty-fourth: Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[25:31] The twenty-fourth: Romemthi-od, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The compound course-name differs as in verse four. Both lists reach the twenty-fourth course, with twelve members here.