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:

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 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.

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 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.

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 From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and 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 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 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 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 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 Along with their relatives, all of them trained and skilled in singing to the LORD, they totaled 288.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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