1 Chronicles 25

1 Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:

Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

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

3 From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.

Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.

4 From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

5 All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

6 All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.

All these were under the hands of their father to sing in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

7 Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.

So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were skilful, was two hundred and eighty and eight.

8 They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.

And they cast lots, for their duties, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

9 The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; the second to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:

10 the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

11 the fourth to Izri, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

14 the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

18 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

20 the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

21 the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

22 the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

23 the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

24 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

25 the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

26 the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

27 the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

28 the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

29 the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

31 and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all.

The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.