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 David and the captains of the host separated for the service those of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun who were to prophesy with harps and lutes and cymbals; and the number of the men employed according to their service was:
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.
of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied at the direction of 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.
Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Isaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, [and Shimei] six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, to give thanks and to praise Jehovah.
4 Of Heman, the sonnes of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Vzziel, Shebuel, and Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Ioshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkijah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, 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 sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt his power; and God had given 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 were under the direction of their fathers Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, lutes and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the direction of the king.
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, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of Jehovah, all of them skilful, 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 cast lots with one another over the charges, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the scholar.
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 came forth for Asaph to Joseph; to Gedaliah the second: he and his brethren and his sons were twelve.
10 The third, to Zaccur, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue.
The third to Zaccur; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
11 The fourth, to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The fourth to Jizri; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
12 The fift, to Nethaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The fifth to Nethaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
13 The sixt, to Bukkiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The sixth to Bukkijah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
14 The seuenth, to Iesharelah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The seventh to Jesharelah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
15 The eight, to Ieshaiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The eighth to Isaiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
16 The ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The ninth to Mattaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
17 The tenth, to Shimei, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The tenth to Shimei; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
18 The eleuenth, to Azareel, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The eleventh to Azareel; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
19 The twelft, to Ashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The twelfth to Hashabiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
20 The thirteenth, to Shubael, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The thirteenth to Shubael; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
21 The fourtenth, to Mattithiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The fourteenth to Mattithiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
22 The fifteenth, to Ierimoth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The fifteenth to Jeremoth; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
23 The sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The sixteenth to Hananiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
24 The seuenteenth, to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The seventeenth to Joshbekashah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
25 The eighteenth, to Hanani, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The eighteenth to Hanani; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
26 The ninteenth, to Mallothi, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The nineteenth to Mallothi; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
27 The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The twentieth to Elijathah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
28 The one and twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The twenty-first to Hothir; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
29 The two and twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The twenty-second to Giddalti; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
30 The three and twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The twenty-third to Mahazioth; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
31 The foure and twentieth, to Romamti-ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
