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:

So Dauid and the captaines of the armie separated for the ministerie the sonnes of Asaph, and Heman, and Ieduthun, who should sing prophesies with harpes, with violes, and with cymbales, and their nomber was euen of the men for the office of their ministerie, to wit,

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.

Of the sonnes of Asaph, Zaccur, and Ioseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah the sonnes of Asaph were vnder the hand of Asaph, which sang prophesies by the commission 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.

Of Ieduthun, the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Ieshaiah, Ashabiah and Mattithiah, six, vnder the hands of their father: Ieduthun sang prophecies with an harpe, for to giue thankes and to praise 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.

Of Heman, the sonnes of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Vzziel, Shebuel, and Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Ioshbekashah, 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 were the sonnes of Heman, the Kings Seer in the wordes of God to lift vp the horne: and God gaue to Heman fourtene sonnes 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 vnder the hande of their father, singing in the house of the Lord with cymbales, violes and harpes, for the seruice of the house of God, and Asaph, and Ieduthun, and Heman were at the Kings commandement.

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.

So was their nomber with their brethre that were instruct in ye songs of the Lord, euen of al that were cunning, two hundreth foure score and eight.

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

And they cast lottes, charge against charge, aswel small as great, the cunning man as the scholer.

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 fell to Ioseph which was of Asaph, the second, to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and his sonnes were twelue.

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

The third, to Zaccur, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue.

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

The fourth, to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The fift, to Nethaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The sixt, to Bukkiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The seuenth, to Iesharelah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The eight, to Ieshaiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The tenth, to Shimei, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The eleuenth, to Azareel, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The twelft, to Ashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The thirteenth, to Shubael, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The fourtenth, to Mattithiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The fifteenth, to Ierimoth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The seuenteenth, to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The eighteenth, to Hanani, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The ninteenth, to Mallothi, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The one and twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The two and twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The three and twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

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

The foure and twentieth, to Romamti-ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.