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:

Further, David and the chiefs of the servants of the holy place made selection of certain of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun for the work of prophets, to make melody with corded instruments and brass; and the number of the men for the work they had to do 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 Asharelah, sons of Asaph; under the direction of Asaph, acting as a prophet under the orders 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 YHWH.

Of Jeduthun: the six sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah and Zeri and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah; under the direction of their father Jeduthun who, acting as a prophet, with corded instruments gave praise and glory to 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 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 were sons of Heman, the king's seer in the words of God. And to make great his power God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of YHWH, 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, under the direction of their father, made music in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments, for the worship of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the orders of the king.

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

And the number of them, with their brothers who were trained and expert in making melody to the Lord, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

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

And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as 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:

Now of the group of Asaph, the first name to come out was Joseph; the second Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve?

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

The third Zaccur, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The fourth Izri, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The fifth Nethaniah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The sixth Bukkiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The seventh Jesharelah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The eighth Jeshaiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The ninth Mattaniah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The tenth Shimei, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The eleventh Azarel, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The twelfth Hashabiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The thirteenth Shubael, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The fourteenth Mattithiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The fifteenth Jeremoth, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The sixteenth Hananiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The seventeenth Joshbekashah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The eighteenth Hanani, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The nineteenth Mallothi, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The twentieth Eliathah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The twenty-first Hothir, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The twenty-second Giddalti, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The twenty-third Mahazioth, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

The twenty-fourth Romamti-ezer, with his sons and his brothers, twelve.