1 Chronicles 25

1 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.

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

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

3 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.

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 Yhwh.

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

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

5 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.

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 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.

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Yhwh, 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 And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred and eighty-eight,

So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of Yhwh, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

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

And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

9 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.

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 Zachur, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The four and twentieth to Romamti–ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.