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:

So Dauid and the captaines of the armie separated for the ministerie the sonnes of Asaph, and Heman, and Ieduthun, who should sing prophesies with harpes, with violes, and with cymbales, and their nomber was euen of the men for the office of their ministerie, to wit,

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;

Of the sonnes of Asaph, Zaccur, and Ioseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah the sonnes of Asaph were vnder the hand of Asaph, which sang prophesies by the commission of 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.

Of Ieduthun, the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Ieshaiah, Ashabiah and Mattithiah, six, vnder the hands of their father: Ieduthun sang prophecies with an harpe, for to giue thankes and to praise 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;

Of Heman, the sonnes of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Vzziel, Shebuel, and Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Ioshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

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 sonnes of Heman, the Kings Seer in the wordes of God to lift vp the horne: and God gaue to Heman fourtene sonnes 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 were vnder the hande of their father, singing in the house of the Lord with cymbales, violes and harpes, for the seruice of the house of God, and Asaph, and Ieduthun, and Heman were at the Kings commandement.

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.

So was their nomber with their brethre that were instruct in ye songs of the Lord, euen of al that were cunning, two hundreth foure score and 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 cast lottes, charge against charge, aswel small as great, the cunning man as the scholer.

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 fell to Ioseph which was of Asaph, the second, to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and his sonnes were twelue.

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

The third, to Zaccur, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue.

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

The fourth, to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The fift, to Nethaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The sixt, to Bukkiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The seuenth, to Iesharelah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The eight, to Ieshaiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The tenth, to Shimei, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The eleuenth, to Azareel, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The twelft, to Ashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The thirteenth, to Shubael, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The fourtenth, to Mattithiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The fifteenth, to Ierimoth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The seuenteenth, to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The eighteenth, to Hanani, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The ninteenth, to Mallothi, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The one and twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The two and twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The three and twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The foure and twentieth, to Romamti-ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.