1 Chronicles 25

1 Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, were to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals: and the number of those who did the work according to their service was:

And David and the heads of the host separate for service, of the sons of Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, who are prophesying with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals; and the number of the workmen is according to their service.

2 of the sons of Asaph: Zakkur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied after the order of the king.

Of sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah; sons of Asaph [are] by the side of Asaph, who is prophesying by the side of the king.

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

Of Jeduthun, sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, [and Shimei, and] Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, by the side of their father Jeduthun; he is prophesying with a harp, for giving of thanks and of praise for YHWH.

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

Of Heman, sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-Ezer, 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. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

all these [are] sons of Heman, seer of the king in the things of God, to lift up a horn; and God gives fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman.

6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God's house; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.

All these [are] by the side of their father in the song of the house of YHWH, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; by the side of the king [are] Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman.

7 The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to Jehovah, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight.

And their number, with their brothers taught in the song of YHWH—all who are intelligent—[is] two hundred and eighty-eight.

8 And they cast lots, watch with watch, the small as the great, the teacher as the pupil.

And they cause lots to fall, charge next to [charge], the small as well as the great, the intelligent with the learner.

9 Now the first lot came out for Asaph of Joseph, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the second to Gedaliah, his brothers and his sons, twelve:

And the first lot goes out for Asaph to Joseph; the second, Gedaliah—him, and his brothers and his sons—twelve;

10 the third to Zakkur, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the third, Zaccur, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

11 the fourth to Zeri, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

14 the seventh to Asarelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the seventh, Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brothers—twelve:

18 the eleventh to Uzziel, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

eleventh, Azareel, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

20 for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

21 for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

22 for the fifteenth to Jerimoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

23 for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

24 for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

25 for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

26 for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

27 for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

28 for the one and twentieth to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

29 for the two and twentieth to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

30 for the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

31 for the four and twentieth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.

the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers—twelve.