1 Chronicles 25

1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals; and the number of them that did the work according to their service was:

And king David and the captains of the host appointed to their services the sons of Asaph, and of Aeman, and of Idithun, prophesiers with harps, and lutes, and cymbals: and their number was according to their polls serving in their ministrations.

2 of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph; under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied according to the direction of the king.

The sons of Asaph; Sacchur, Joseph, and Nathanias, and Erael: the sons of Asaph [were] next the king.

3 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six; under the hands of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD.

To Idithun [were reckoned] the sons of Idithun, Godolias, and Suri, and Iseas, and Asabias, and Matthathias, six after their father Idithun, sounding loudly on the harp thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.

4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth;

To Aeman [were reckoned] the sons of Aeman, Bukias, and Matthanias, and Oziel, and Subael, and Jerimoth, and Ananias, and Anan, and Heliatha, and Godollathi, and Rometthiezer, and Jesbasaca, and Mallithi, and Otheri, and Meazoth.

5 all these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the things pertaining to God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

All these [were] the sons of Aeman the king's chief player in the praises of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Aeman fourteen sons, and three daughters.

6 All these were under the hands of their fathers for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the direction of the king — Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

All these sang hymns with their father in the house of God, with cymbals, and lutes, and harps, for the service of the house of God, near the king, and Asaph, and Idithun, and Aeman.

7 And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto the LORD, even all that were skilful, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

And the number of them after their brethren, those instructed to sing to God, every one that understood [singing] was two hundred and eighty-eight.

8 And they cast lots ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

And they also cast lots for the daily courses, for the great and the small [of them], of the perfect ones and the learners.

9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah; he and his brethren and sons were twelve;

And the first lot of his sons and of his brethren came forth to Asaph the son of Joseph, [namely], Godolias: the second Heneia, his sons and his brethren [being] twelve.

10 The third to Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The third Zacchur, his sons and his brethren [were] twelve:

11 The fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the fourth Jesri, his sons and his brethren [were] twelve:

12 The fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the fifth Nathan, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

13 The sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the sixth Bukias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

14 The seventh to Jesarelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the seventh Iseriel, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the eighth Josia, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

16 The ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the ninth Matthanias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

17 The tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the tenth Semeia, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

18 The eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the eleventh Asriel, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the twelfth Asabia, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

20 For the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the thirteenth Subael, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

21 For the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the fourteenth Matthathias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

22 For the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the fifteenth Jerimoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

23 For the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the sixteenth Anania, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

24 For the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the seventeenth Jesbasaca, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

25 For the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the eighteenth Ananias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

26 For the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the nineteenth Mallithi, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

27 For the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the twentieth Heliatha, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

28 For the one and twentieth to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the twenty-first Otheri, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

29 For the two and twentieth to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the twenty-second Godollathi, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

30 For the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

the twenty-third Meazoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

31 For the four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the twenty-fourth Rometthiezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve: