Of Jeduthun
Or Ethan, the sons of Jeduthun:
Gedaliah and Zeri;
called Izri, ( 1 Chronicles 25:11 ) ,
and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six;
whereas five only are mentioned; it may be thought that Shimei, ( 1 Chronicles 25:17 ) is the sixth, he not being mentioned elsewhere; it is a tradition of the Jews, that his mother was now with child of him, and it being foreseen by the Holy Spirit that he would be the chief of a course, the number six is given, as Jarchi observes; but rather, as Kimchi, he was young, and not fit to sing, yet was chosen the head of a course, until he was grown up and fit for it; to these six came up the second, fourth, eighth, twelfth, fourteenth, and tenth lots, ( 1 Chronicles 25:9 1 Chronicles 25:11 1 Chronicles 25:15 1 Chronicles 25:21 1 Chronicles 25:17 ) and these
[were] under the hands of their father Jeduthun;
to instruct and direct them, and appoint their service to them:
who prophesied with a harp;
or sung a prophetic psalm or hymn on that:
to give thanks, and to praise the Lord;
for what he had done and promised, and foretold he would do for his people.