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 the leaders of the army selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this 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.
From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the king's supervision.
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: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who played the harp for giving thanks and praising 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: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, and 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.
All these were the sons of Heman the king's prophet. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters to lift up his horn.
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 direction of their fathers. They were musicians in Yahweh's house, with cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God's house. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king's supervision.
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.
They and their brothers who were skilled and trained to make music to Yahweh numbered 288.
8 And they cast lottes, charge against charge, aswel small as great, the cunning man as the scholer.
They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the same for the young as well as the old, the teacher as well as the student.
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 regarding Asaph's sons: The first lot fell to Joseph's family; the second fell to Gedaliah's family, twelve persons in number;
10 The third, to Zaccur, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue.
the third fell to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
11 The fourth, to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the fourth fell to Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
12 The fift, to Nethaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the fifth fell to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
13 The sixt, to Bukkiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the sixth fell to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
14 The seuenth, to Iesharelah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the seventh fell to Jesarelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
15 The eight, to Ieshaiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the eighth fell to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
16 The ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the ninth fell to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
17 The tenth, to Shimei, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the tenth fell to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
18 The eleuenth, to Azareel, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the eleventh fell to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
19 The twelft, to Ashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
20 The thirteenth, to Shubael, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the thirteenth fell to Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
21 The fourtenth, to Mattithiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the fourteenth fell to Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
22 The fifteenth, to Ierimoth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the fifteenth fell to Jerimoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
23 The sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
24 The seuenteenth, to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
25 The eighteenth, to Hanani, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
26 The ninteenth, to Mallothi, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
27 The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
28 The one and twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
29 The two and twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
30 The three and twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
31 The foure and twentieth, to Romamti-ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number.
