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 captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen 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 Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order 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 Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise YHWH.

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; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and 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 king's seer in the words of Elohim, to lift up the horn. And Elohim 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 were under the hands of their father for song in the house of YHWH, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of Elohim, according to the king's order to Asaph, 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.

So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of YHWH, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

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

And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as 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.

Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:

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

The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.