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,

David also divided off with the chiefs of the host for the service of the sons of Assaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, those who uttered praise [accompanied] with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and their number was of the men [that did] the work in their service.

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 Assaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethanyah, and Asharelah, the sons of Assaph under the supervision of Assaph, who uttered praise under the supervision 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: Gedalyahu, and Zeri, and Jesha'yahu, Chashahyahu, and Matthithyahu, six, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who uttered praise with a harp, in order to give thanks and to utter praise unto 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, the sons of Heman: Bukkiyahu, Matthanyahu, 'Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Chananyah, Chanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-'ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Machaz'oth;

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 sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, were 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 were under the supervision of their father at the singing in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the supervision of the king, Assaph, 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.

And their number, with their brethren that were practised in singing unto the Lord, even all that were acquainted [therewith], was two hundred eighty and eight.

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

And they cast lots, division against [division], the small well as the great, the one acquainted with his business together 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 there came forth the first lot for Assaph for Joseph; Gedalyahu was the second, he with his brethren and sons, being twelve:

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

The third was Zaccur, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve:

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

The fourth was for Yizri, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The fifth was Nethanyahu, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve:

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

The sixth was Bukkiyahu, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve:

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

The seventh was Jessarelah, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The eighth was Jesha'yahu, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The ninth was Matthanyahu, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The tenth was Shim'i, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The eleventh was 'Asarel, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The twelfth was for Chashahyah, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The thirteenth was Shuhael, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The fourteenth was Matthithyahu, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The fifteenth was for Jeremoth, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The sixteenth was for Chananyahu, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The seventeenth was for Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The eighteenth was for Chanani, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The nineteenth was for Mallothi, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The twentieth was for Eliyathah, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The one and twentieth was for Hothir, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The two and twentieth was for Giddalthi, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The three and twentieth was for Machasioth, his sons, and his brethren, being twelve;

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

The four and twentieth was for Romamthi-'eser, his sons and his brethren, being twelve.