Chronicles I 25

1 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.

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

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 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.

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 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.

God promised to cause Heman to be strong, so altogether, God have him 14 sons and three daughters.

6 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.

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 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.

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

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 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.

From the family of Asaph, the first ones selected were Joseph and 12 of his sons and relatives.

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

Next, Gedaliah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Zaccur and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Nethaniah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Bukkiah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Jesarelah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Jeshaiah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Mattaniah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Shimei and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Azarel and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Hashabiah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Shubael and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Mattithiah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Jerimoth and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Hananiah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Joshbekashah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Hanani and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Mallothi and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Eliathah and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Hothir and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Giddalti and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Mahazioth and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.

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

Next, Romamti-Ezer and 12 of his sons and relatives were selected.