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 heads of the host separate for service, of the sons of Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, who are prophesying with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals; and the number of the workmen is according to 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 sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah; sons of Asaph [are] by the side of Asaph, who is prophesying by the side 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, sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, [and Shimei, and] Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, by the side of their father Jeduthun; he is prophesying with a harp, for giving of thanks and of praise for 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, sons of Heman: Bukkiah, 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 [are] sons of Heman, seer of the king in the things of God, to lift up a horn; and God gives fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman.

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 [are] by the side of their father in the song of the house of YHWH, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; by the side of the king [are] 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.

And their number, with their brothers taught in the song of YHWH—all who are intelligent—[is] 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 cause lots to fall, charge next to [charge], the small as well as the great, the intelligent with the learner.

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 goes out for Asaph to Joseph; the second, Gedaliah—him, and his brothers and his sons—twelve;

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

the third, Zaccur, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the seventh, Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brothers—twelve:

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

eleventh, Azareel, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers—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 brothers—twelve.