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,
Then David and the magistrates of the army set apart, for the ministry, the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps and psalteries and cymbals, in accord with their number, having been dedicated to their appointed office.
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.
From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, prophesying beside 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.
Then of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, and Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hand of their father Jeduthun, who was prophesying with stringed instruments, while confessing and praising 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.
Also, of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, and Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
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 Heman, the seer of the king in the words of God, in order to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman 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, under their father’s hand, were distributed in order to sing in the temple of the Lord, with cymbals and psalteries and harps, in the ministry of the house of the Lord beside the king, specifically, Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman.
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.
Now the number of these, with their brothers, who were instructing in the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred eighty-eight.
8 And they cast lottes, charge against charge, aswel small as great, the cunning man as the scholer.
And they cast lots in their turns, the elder equally with the younger, the learned together with the unlearned.
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 went forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph; the second went forth to Gedaliah, to him and his sons and his brothers, twelve.
10 The third, to Zaccur, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue.
The third went to Zaccur, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
11 The fourth, to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The fourth went to Izri, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
12 The fift, to Nethaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The fifth went to Nethaniah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
13 The sixt, to Bukkiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The sixth went to Bukkiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
14 The seuenth, to Iesharelah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The seventh went to Jesharelah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
15 The eight, to Ieshaiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The eighth went to Jeshaiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
16 The ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The ninth went to Mattaniah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
17 The tenth, to Shimei, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The tenth went to Shimei, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
18 The eleuenth, to Azareel, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The eleventh went to Azarel, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
19 The twelft, to Ashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The twelfth went to Hashabiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
20 The thirteenth, to Shubael, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The thirteenth went to Shubael, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
21 The fourtenth, to Mattithiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The fourteenth went to Mattithiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
22 The fifteenth, to Ierimoth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The fifteenth went to Jeremoth, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
23 The sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The sixteenth went to Hananiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
24 The seuenteenth, to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The seventeenth went to Joshbekashah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
25 The eighteenth, to Hanani, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The eighteenth went to Hanani, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
26 The ninteenth, to Mallothi, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The nineteenth went to Mallothi, to his sons and his brothers, twelve.
27 The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The twentieth went to Eliathah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
28 The one and twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The twenty-first went to Hothir, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
29 The two and twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The twenty-second went to Giddalti, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
30 The three and twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The twenty-third went to Mahazioth, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
31 The foure and twentieth, to Romamti-ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The twenty-fourth went to Romamtiezer, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
