1 Chronicles 25

1 And David and the captains of the host separated for the service those of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun who were to prophesy with harps and lutes and cymbals; and the number of the men employed according to their service was:

Moreover David and the chief. officers of the army separated for the ministry the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Idithun: to prophesy with harps, and with psalteries, and with cymbals according to their number serving in their appointed office.

2 of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied at the direction of the king.

Of the sons of Asaph: Zacchur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela, sons of Asaph: under the hand of Asaph prophesying near the king.

3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Isaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, [and Shimei] six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, to give thanks and to praise Jehovah.

And of Idithun: the sons of Idithun, Godolias, Serf, Jeseias, and Hasabias, and Mathathias, six, under the hand of their father Idithun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord.

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

Of Heman also: the sons of Heman, Bocciau, Mathaniau, Oziel, Subuel, and Jerimoth, Hananias, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddelthi, and Romemthiezer, and Jesbacassa, Mellothi, Othir, Mahazioth:

5 all these were sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt his power; and God had given to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

All these were the sons of Heman the seer of the king 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 Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, lutes and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the direction of the king.

All these under their father’s hand were distributed to sing in the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, and psalteries and harps, for the service of the house of the Lord near the king: to wit, Asaph, and Idithun, and Heman.

7 And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of Jehovah, all of them skilful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred and eighty-eight,

8 And they cast lots with one another over the charges, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the scholar.

And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.

9 And the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph; to Gedaliah the second: he and his brethren and his sons were twelve.

And the first lot came forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sons, and his brethren twelve.

10 The third to Zaccur; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The third to Zachur, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

11 The fourth to Jizri; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The fourth to Isari, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

12 The fifth to Nethaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The fifth to Nathania, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

13 The sixth to Bukkijah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The sixth to Bocciau, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

14 The seventh to Jesharelah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The seventh to Isreela, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

15 The eighth to Isaiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The eighth to Jesaia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

16 The ninth to Mattaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The ninth to Mathanaias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

17 The tenth to Shimei; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The tenth to Semeias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

18 The eleventh to Azareel; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The eleventh to Azareel, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

19 The twelfth to Hashabiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The twelfth to Hasabia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

20 The thirteenth to Shubael; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The thirteenth to Subael, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The fourteenth to Mathathias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The fifteenth to Jerimoth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

23 The sixteenth to Hananiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The sixteenth to Hananias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The seventeenth to Jesbacassa, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

25 The eighteenth to Hanani; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The eighteenth to Hanani, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

26 The nineteenth to Mallothi; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The nineteenth to Mellothi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

27 The twentieth to Elijathah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The twentieth to Eliatha, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

28 The twenty-first to Hothir; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The one and twentieth to Othir, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

29 The twenty-second to Giddalti; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The two and twentieth to Geddelthi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

30 The twenty-third to Mahazioth; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

31 The twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The four and twentieth to Romemthiezer, to his sons and his brethren twelve.