The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 25:2 Explained

1 Chronicles 25:2

KJV: Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.

YLT: Of sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, are by the side of Asaph, who is prophesying by the side of the king.

Darby: of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied at the direction of the king.

ASV: of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied after the order of the king.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Of the sons  of Asaph;  Zaccur,  and Joseph,  and Nethaniah,  and Asarelah,  the sons  of Asaph  under the hands  of Asaph,  which prophesied  according to the order  of the king. 

What does 1 Chronicles 25:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 25

1  The number and offices of the singers
8  Their division by lot into twenty-four orders

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 25:2 mean?

Of the sons of Asaph Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asharelah the sons of Asaph [were] under the direction of Asaph who prophesied according to the order of the king
לִבְנֵ֣י אָסָ֗ף זַכּ֧וּר וְיוֹסֵ֛ף וּנְתַנְיָ֥ה וַאֲשַׂרְאֵ֖לָה בְּנֵ֣י אָסָ֑ף עַ֚ל יַד־ אָסָ֔ף הַנִּבָּ֖א עַל־ יְדֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ

לִבְנֵ֣י  Of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אָסָ֗ף  of  Asaph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָסָף  
Sense: the father of Hezekiah’s secretary.
זַכּ֧וּר  Zaccur 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זַכּוּר  
Sense: father of Shammua, the Reubenite spy.
וְיוֹסֵ֛ף  and  Joseph 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄוסֵף  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel.
וּנְתַנְיָ֥ה  and  Nethaniah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נְתַנְיָה 
Sense: son of Elishama of the royal family of Judah and father of Ishmael who murdered Gedaliah.
וַאֲשַׂרְאֵ֖לָה  and  Asharelah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲשַׂרְאֵלָה  
Sense: a son of Asaph, appointed sanctuary musician by David.
בְּנֵ֣י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אָסָ֑ף  of  Asaph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָסָף  
Sense: the father of Hezekiah’s secretary.
עַ֚ל  [were]  under 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יַד־  the  direction 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
אָסָ֔ף  of  Asaph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָסָף  
Sense: the father of Hezekiah’s secretary.
הַנִּבָּ֖א  who  prophesied 
Parse: Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: נָבָא  
Sense: to prophesy.
עַל־  according  to 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יְדֵ֥י  the  order 
Parse: Noun, fdc
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ  of  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.