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:

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:

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 the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order 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 the LORD.

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.

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

6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, 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 were under the hands of their father to sing 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.

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

So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were skilful, was two hundred and eighty and eight.

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

And they cast lots, for their duties, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.