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:

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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 [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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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