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,
Therfor Dauid, and the magestratis of the oost, departiden in to the seruyce the sones of Asaph, and of Eman, and of Idithum, whiche schulden profecye in harpis, and sawtrees, and cymbalis, bi her noumbre, and serue the office halewid to hem.
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 sones of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela; sotheli the sones of Asaph vndir the hond of Asaph profesieden bisidis the kyng.
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.
Forsothe the sones of Idithum weren these; Idithum, Godolie, Sori, Jesie, and Sabaie, and Mathatie, sixe; vndur the hond of hir fadir Idithum, that profesiede in an harpe on men knoulechynge and preysynge 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.
Also the sones of Heman weren Heman, Boccia, Mathanya, Oziel, Subuhel, and Jerymoth, Ananye, Anan, Elyatha, Gaeldothi, and Romenthi, Ezer, and Jesbacasi, Melothy, Othir, Mazioth;
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.
alle these sones of Heman weren profetis of the kyng in the wordis of God, that he schulde enhaunse the horn. And God yaf to Heman fourtene sones, and thre douytris.
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.
Alle vndur the hond of her fadir weren `delid, ethir asigned, to synge in the temple of the Lord, in cymbalis, and sawtrees, and harpis, in to the seruyces of the hows of the Lord nyy the kyng, that is to seie, Asaph, and Idithum, 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.
Sotheli the noumbre of hem with her britheren, that tauyten the songe of the Lord, alle the techeris, was twey hundrid `foure scoor and eiyte.
8 And they cast lottes, charge against charge, aswel small as great, the cunning man as the scholer.
And thei senten lottis bi her whiles euenli, as wel the gretter as the lesse, also a wijs man and vnwijs.
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 firste lot yede out to Joseph, that was of Asaph; the secounde to Godolie, to hym, and hise sones and hise britheren twelue;
10 The third, to Zaccur, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue.
the thridde to Zaccur, to hise sones and hise bretheren twelue;
11 The fourth, to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the fourthe to Isary, to hise sones and hise britheren twelue; the fyuethe to Nathanye,
12 The fift, to Nethaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
to hise sones and hise britheren twelue;
13 The sixt, to Bukkiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the sixte to Boccian, to hise sones and hise britheren twelue;
14 The seuenth, to Iesharelah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the seuenthe to Israhela, to hise sones and britheren twelue;
15 The eight, to Ieshaiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the eiythe to Isaie, to his sones and britheren twelue;
16 The ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the nynthe to Mathany, to his sones and britheren twelue;
17 The tenth, to Shimei, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the tenthe to Semei, to his sones and britheren twelue;
18 The eleuenth, to Azareel, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the elleuenthe to Ezrahel, to hise sones and britheren twelue;
19 The twelft, to Ashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the tweluethe to Asabie, to his sones and britheren twelue;
20 The thirteenth, to Shubael, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the thrittenthe to Subahel, to hise sones and britheren twelue;
21 The fourtenth, to Mattithiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the fourtenthe to Mathathatie, to hise sones and britheren twelue; the fiftenthe to Jerymoth,
22 The fifteenth, to Ierimoth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
to hise sones and britheren twelue;
23 The sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the sixtenthe to Ananye, to hise sones and britheren twelue;
24 The seuenteenth, to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the seuententhe to Jesbocase, to hise sones and britheren twelue;
25 The eighteenth, to Hanani, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the eiytenthe to Annam, to hise sones and britheren twelue;
26 The ninteenth, to Mallothi, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the nyntenthe to Mollothi, to hise sones and britheren twelue; the twentithe to Eliatha,
27 The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
to hise sones and britheren twelue;
28 The one and twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the oon and twentithe to Othir, to hise sones and britheren twelue;
29 The two and twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the two and twentithe to Godoliathi, to hise sones and britheren twelue; the thre and twentithe to Mazioth,
30 The three and twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
to hise sones and britheren twelue;
31 The foure and twentieth, to Romamti-ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
the foure and twentithe to Romonathiezer, to his sones and britheren twelue.
