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:
David and the leaders of the army selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. Here 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 Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the king's supervision.
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 played the harp for giving thanks and praising Yahweh.
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, Shubael, and 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 were the sons of Heman the king's prophet. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters to lift up his horn.
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. They were musicians in Yahweh's house, with cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God's house. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king's supervision.
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.
They and their brothers who were skilled and trained to make music to Yahweh 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, all alike, the same for the young as well as the old, the teacher as well as the student.
9 And the first lot came forth for Asaph, to Joseph, —Gedaliah, the second, he and his brethren and his sons, twelve.
Now regarding Asaph's sons: The first lot fell to Joseph's family; the second fell to Gedaliah's family, twelve persons in number;
10 The third, Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the third fell to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
11 The fourth, to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the fourth fell to Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
12 The fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the fifth fell to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
13 The sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the sixth fell to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
14 The seventh, Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the seventh fell to Jesarelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
15 The eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the eighth fell to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
16 The ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the ninth fell to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
17 The tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the tenth fell to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
18 The eleventh, Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the eleventh fell to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
19 The twelfth, to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
20 As the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the thirteenth fell to Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
21 As the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the fourteenth fell to Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
22 As the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the fifteenth fell to Jerimoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
23 As the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
24 As the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
25 As the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
26 As the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
27 As the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
28 As the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
29 As the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
30 As the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
31 As the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
the twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number.
