1 Chronicles 25

1 David and the leaders of the Levites chose men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to serve by prophesying accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is the list of those who performed this service:

Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:

2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the supervision of the king.

From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

3 From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in total, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied accompanied by the harp, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.

From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.

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

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

5 All these sons of Heman, the king's seer, were given to him through the promises of God to honor him, for God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

6 All of them were under the supervision of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king.

All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.

7 Along with their relatives, all of them trained and skilled in singing to the LORD, they totaled 288.

Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.

8 They cast lots for whatever responsibility they had, the least important equal to the most important, the teacher to the student.

They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.

9 The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brother, 12 in total. The second fell to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in total.

The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; the second to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

10 The third fell to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in total.

the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

11 The fourth fell to Izri, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in total.

the fourth to Izri, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

12 The fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

13 The sixth fell to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

14 The seventh fell to Jesarelah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

15 The eighth fell to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

16 The ninth fell to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

17 The tenth fell to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

18 The eleventh fell to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

19 The twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

20 The thirteenth fell to Shubael, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

21 The fourteenth fell to Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

22 The fifteenth fell to Jerimoth, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

23 The sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

24 The seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

25 The eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

26 The nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

27 The twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

28 The twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

29 The twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

30 The twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

31 The twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all.