1 Chronicles 25

1 And David and the captains of the host set apart for service, unto the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, such as should prophesy, with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals, —and, the number of the workers, for their service, was:

Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:

2 Of the sons of Asaph, Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph, —under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun, —Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, with the lyre, as he prophesied, in giving thanks and offering praise unto Yahweh.

From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.

4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman—Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jeremoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

5 All these, were sons of Heman, the seer of the king in the things of God, at the lifting of the horn. And God gave to Heman, fourteen sons and three daughters,

All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

6 All these, were under the direction of their father, in the singing of the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps and lyres, for the service of the house of God, —Asaph and Jeduthun and Heman, under the direction of the king.

All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.

7 And, the number of them—with their brethren, who were instructed in singing unto Yahweh, —even all the skilful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.

8 So they cast lots for their charges, all alike, as the small so the great, the teacher with the learner.

They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.

9 And the first lot came forth for Asaph, to Joseph, —Gedaliah, the second, he and his brethren and his sons, twelve.

The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; the second to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

10 The third, Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

11 The fourth, to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the fourth to Izri, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

12 The fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

13 The sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

14 The seventh, Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

15 The eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

16 The ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

17 The tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

18 The eleventh, Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

19 The twelfth, to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

20 As the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

21 As the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

22 As the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

23 As the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

24 As the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

25 As the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

26 As the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

27 As the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

28 As the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

29 As the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

30 As the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

31 As the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all.