1 Chronicles 25

1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service 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 the workmen according to their service was:

Then David and the magistrates of the army set apart, for the ministry, the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps and psalteries and cymbals, in accord with their number, having been dedicated to their appointed office.

2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.

From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, prophesying beside 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, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.

Then of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, and Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hand of their father Jeduthun, who was prophesying with stringed instruments, while confessing and praising 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, [and] Mahazioth:

Also, of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, and Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

5 All these [were] the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

All these were the sons of Heman, the seer of the king in the words of God, in order to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

6 All these [were] under the hands of their father for song [in] the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

All these, under their father’s hand, were distributed in order to sing in the temple of the Lord, with cymbals and psalteries and harps, in the ministry of the house of the Lord beside the king, specifically, Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman.

7 So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, [even] all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

Now the number of these, with their brothers, who were instructing in the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred eighty-eight.

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

And they cast lots in their turns, the elder equally with the younger, the learned together with the unlearned.

9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons [were] twelve:

And the first lot went forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph; the second went forth to Gedaliah, to him and his sons and his brothers, twelve.

10 The third to Zaccur, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The third went to Zaccur, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

11 The fourth to Izri, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The fourth went to Izri, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

12 The fifth to Nethaniah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The fifth went to Nethaniah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

13 The sixth to Bukkiah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The sixth went to Bukkiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

14 The seventh to Jesharelah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The seventh went to Jesharelah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The eighth went to Jeshaiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

16 The ninth to Mattaniah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The ninth went to Mattaniah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

17 The tenth to Shimei, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The tenth went to Shimei, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

18 The eleventh to Azareel, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The eleventh went to Azarel, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The twelfth went to Hashabiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

20 The thirteenth to Shubael, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The thirteenth went to Shubael, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The fourteenth went to Mattithiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The fifteenth went to Jeremoth, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The sixteenth went to Hananiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The seventeenth went to Joshbekashah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

25 The eighteenth to Hanani, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The eighteenth went to Hanani, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The nineteenth went to Mallothi, to his sons and his brothers, twelve.

27 The twentieth to Eliathah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The twentieth went to Eliathah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The twenty-first went to Hothir, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The twenty-second went to Giddalti, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:

The twenty-third went to Mahazioth, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

31 The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve.

The twenty-fourth went to Romamtiezer, to his sons and brothers, twelve.