1 Chronicles 25

1 Further, David and the chiefs of the servants of the holy place made selection of certain of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun for the work of prophets, to make melody with corded instruments and brass; and the number of the men for the work they had to do was:

And king David and the captains of the host appointed to their services the sons of Asaph, and of Aeman, and of Idithun, prophesiers with harps, and lutes, and cymbals: and their number was according to their polls serving in their ministrations.

2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asharelah, sons of Asaph; under the direction of Asaph, acting as a prophet under the orders of the king;

The sons of Asaph; Sacchur, Joseph, and Nathanias, and Erael: the sons of Asaph [were] next the king.

3 Of Jeduthun: the six sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah and Zeri and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah; under the direction of their father Jeduthun who, acting as a prophet, with corded instruments gave praise and glory to the Lord.

To Idithun [were reckoned] the sons of Idithun, Godolias, and Suri, and Iseas, and Asabias, and Matthathias, six after their father Idithun, sounding loudly on the harp thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.

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

To Aeman [were reckoned] the sons of Aeman, Bukias, and Matthanias, and Oziel, and Subael, and Jerimoth, and Ananias, and Anan, and Heliatha, and Godollathi, and Rometthiezer, and Jesbasaca, and Mallithi, and Otheri, and Meazoth.

5 All these were sons of Heman, the king's seer in the words of God. And to make great his power God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

All these [were] the sons of Aeman the king's chief player in the praises of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Aeman fourteen sons, and three daughters.

6 All these, under the direction of their father, made music in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments, for the worship of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the orders of the king.

All these sang hymns with their father in the house of God, with cymbals, and lutes, and harps, for the service of the house of God, near the king, and Asaph, and Idithun, and Aeman.

7 And the number of them, with their brothers who were trained and expert in making melody to the Lord, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

And the number of them after their brethren, those instructed to sing to God, every one that understood [singing] was two hundred and eighty-eight.

8 And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner.

And they also cast lots for the daily courses, for the great and the small [of them], of the perfect ones and the learners.

9 Now of the group of Asaph, the first name to come out was Joseph; the second Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve?

And the first lot of his sons and of his brethren came forth to Asaph the son of Joseph, [namely], Godolias: the second Heneia, his sons and his brethren [being] twelve.

10 The third Zaccur, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

The third Zacchur, his sons and his brethren [were] twelve:

11 The fourth Izri, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fourth Jesri, his sons and his brethren [were] twelve:

12 The fifth Nethaniah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fifth Nathan, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

13 The sixth Bukkiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the sixth Bukias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

14 The seventh Jesharelah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the seventh Iseriel, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

15 The eighth Jeshaiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the eighth Josia, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

16 The ninth Mattaniah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the ninth Matthanias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

17 The tenth Shimei, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the tenth Semeia, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

18 The eleventh Azarel, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the eleventh Asriel, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

19 The twelfth Hashabiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twelfth Asabia, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

20 The thirteenth Shubael, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the thirteenth Subael, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

21 The fourteenth Mattithiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fourteenth Matthathias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

22 The fifteenth Jeremoth, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fifteenth Jerimoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

23 The sixteenth Hananiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the sixteenth Anania, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

24 The seventeenth Joshbekashah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the seventeenth Jesbasaca, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

25 The eighteenth Hanani, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the eighteenth Ananias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

26 The nineteenth Mallothi, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the nineteenth Mallithi, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

27 The twentieth Eliathah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twentieth Heliatha, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

28 The twenty-first Hothir, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twenty-first Otheri, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

29 The twenty-second Giddalti, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twenty-second Godollathi, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

30 The twenty-third Mahazioth, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twenty-third Meazoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

31 The twenty-fourth Romamti-ezer, with his sons and his brothers, twelve.

the twenty-fourth Rometthiezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve: