Chronicles I 25

1 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.

Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. The number of those who did the work according to their service was:

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

of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied at the order of the king.

3 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.

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD with the harp.

4 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.

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

5 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.

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

6 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.

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the LORD’s house, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God’s house: Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.

7 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.

The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to the LORD, even all who were skilful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

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

They cast lots for their offices, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the student.

9 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.

Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, he and his brothers and sons were twelve;

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

the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.