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 and some of the temple officials (OR, army commanders) chose some of the descendants of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to be in charge of proclaiming God’s messages, and to play harps and lyres and cymbals. This is a list of the men whom they chose for that work:
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.
From the sons of Asaph they chose Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Aserelah. Asaph supervised them. And the king appointed Asaph to proclaim God’s messages.
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.
From the sons of Jeduthun they chose six men: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah. Jeduthun supervised them and also proclaimed God’s messages, playing his harp while he thanked and praised Yahweh.
4 Of Heman, the sonnes of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Vzziel, Shebuel, and Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Ioshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
From the sons of Heman, who was one of the king’s prophets, they chose Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, 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.
God promised to cause Heman to be strong, so altogether, God have him 14 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 those men were supervised by their fathers while they played music in the temple of Yahweh. They played cymbals, lyres, and harps. And their fathers—Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman—were supervised by 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.
Those men and their relatives were all trained and skilled for playing musical instruments in the temple. That was their work for Yahweh. Including their relatives, there were 288 of them.
8 And they cast lottes, charge against charge, aswel small as great, the cunning man as the scholer.
All of them, including ones who were young and those who were old, cast lots to determine what work they would do.
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.
From the family of Asaph, the first ones selected were Joseph and 12 of his sons and relatives.
10 The third, to Zaccur, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue.
Next, Gedaliah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
11 The fourth, to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Zaccur and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
12 The fift, to Nethaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Nethaniah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
13 The sixt, to Bukkiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Bukkiah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
14 The seuenth, to Iesharelah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Jesarelah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
15 The eight, to Ieshaiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Jeshaiah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
16 The ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Mattaniah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
17 The tenth, to Shimei, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Shimei and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
18 The eleuenth, to Azareel, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Azarel and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
19 The twelft, to Ashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Hashabiah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
20 The thirteenth, to Shubael, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Shubael and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
21 The fourtenth, to Mattithiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Mattithiah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
22 The fifteenth, to Ierimoth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Jerimoth and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
23 The sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Hananiah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
24 The seuenteenth, to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Joshbekashah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
25 The eighteenth, to Hanani, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Hanani and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
26 The ninteenth, to Mallothi, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Mallothi and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
27 The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Eliathah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
28 The one and twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Hothir and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
29 The two and twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Giddalti and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
30 The three and twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Mahazioth and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
31 The foure and twentieth, to Romamti-ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Next, Romamti-Ezer and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.
