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,
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 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: Zacchur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela, sons of Asaph: under the hand of Asaph prophesying near 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.
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 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 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 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, 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 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 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 taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were 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 by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.
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 to Joseph, who was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sons, and his brethren twelve.
10 The third, to Zaccur, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue.
The third to Zachur, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
11 The fourth, to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The fourth to Isari, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
12 The fift, to Nethaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The fifth to Nathania, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
13 The sixt, to Bukkiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The sixth to Bocciau, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
14 The seuenth, to Iesharelah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The seventh to Isreela, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
15 The eight, to Ieshaiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The eighth to Jesaia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
16 The ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The ninth to Mathanaias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
17 The tenth, to Shimei, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The tenth to Semeias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
18 The eleuenth, to Azareel, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The eleventh to Azareel, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
19 The twelft, to Ashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The twelfth to Hasabia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
20 The thirteenth, to Shubael, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The thirteenth to Subael, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
21 The fourtenth, to Mattithiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The fourteenth to Mathathias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
22 The fifteenth, to Ierimoth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The fifteenth to Jerimoth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
23 The sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The sixteenth to Hananias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
24 The seuenteenth, to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The seventeenth to Jesbacassa, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
25 The eighteenth, to Hanani, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The eighteenth to Hanani, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
26 The ninteenth, to Mallothi, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The nineteenth to Mellothi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
27 The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The twentieth to Eliatha, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
28 The one and twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The one and twentieth to Othir, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
29 The two and twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The two and twentieth to Geddelthi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
30 The three and twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
31 The foure and twentieth, to Romamti-ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
The four and twentieth to Romemthiezer, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
