The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
David's organization of Israel was brought to completion in preparation for Solomon's reign, and it was built on apportioning special duties to the men best fitted for them. The verse belongs to that completed order as the record of one of its appointed courses. The four thousand who praised the Lord with instruments were arranged under this plan into twenty-four courses. Each course numbered twelve men, all especially instructed and skillful in the use of musical instruments.
Jeremoth, together with his sons and his brethren, formed the fifteenth of those courses. His company numbered twelve in all.
David's organization of Israel was brought to completion in preparation for Solomon's reign, and it was built on apportioning special duties to the men best fitted for them. The verse belongs to that completed order as the record of one of its appointed courses. The four thousand who praised the Lord with instruments were arranged under this plan into twenty-four courses. Each course numbered twelve men, all especially instructed and skillful in the use of musical instruments.
Jeremoth, together with his sons and his brethren, formed the fifteenth of those courses. His company numbered twelve in all.