1 Chronicles 25

1 So Dauid and the captaines of the armie separated for the ministerie the sonnes of Asaph, and Heman, and Ieduthun, who should sing prophesies with harpes, with violes, and with cymbales, and their nomber was euen of the men for the office of their ministerie, to wit,

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.

2 Of the sonnes of Asaph, Zaccur, and Ioseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah the sonnes of Asaph were vnder the hand of Asaph, which sang prophesies by the commission of the King.

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

3 Of Ieduthun, the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Ieshaiah, Ashabiah and Mattithiah, six, vnder the hands of their father: Ieduthun sang prophecies with an harpe, for to giue thankes and to praise the Lord.

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.

4 Of Heman, the sonnes of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Vzziel, Shebuel, and Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Ioshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

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.

5 All these were the sonnes of Heman, the Kings Seer in the wordes of God to lift vp the horne: and God gaue to Heman fourtene sonnes and three daughters.

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.

6 All these were vnder the hande of their father, singing in the house of the Lord with cymbales, violes and harpes, for the seruice of the house of God, and Asaph, and Ieduthun, and Heman were at the Kings commandement.

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.

7 So was their nomber with their brethre that were instruct in ye songs of the Lord, euen of al that were cunning, two hundreth foure score and eight.

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.

8 And they cast lottes, charge against charge, aswel small as great, the cunning man as the scholer.

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

9 And the first lot fell to Ioseph which was of Asaph, the second, to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and his sonnes were twelue.

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.

10 The third, to Zaccur, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue.

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

11 The fourth, to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

12 The fift, to Nethaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

13 The sixt, to Bukkiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

14 The seuenth, to Iesharelah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

15 The eight, to Ieshaiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

16 The ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

17 The tenth, to Shimei, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

18 The eleuenth, to Azareel, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

19 The twelft, to Ashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

20 The thirteenth, to Shubael, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

21 The fourtenth, to Mattithiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

22 The fifteenth, to Ierimoth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

23 The sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

24 The seuenteenth, to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

25 The eighteenth, to Hanani, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

26 The ninteenth, to Mallothi, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

27 The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

28 The one and twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

29 The two and twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

30 The three and twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

31 The foure and twentieth, to Romamti-ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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