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 David and the heads of the host separate for service, of the sons of Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, who are prophesying with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals, and the number of the workmen is according to their 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.

Of sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, [are] by the side of Asaph, who is prophesying by the side 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 Jeduthun: sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, Shisshah, [are] by the side of their father Jeduthun; with a harp he is prophesying, for giving of thanks and of praise to Jehovah.

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: sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, 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 [are] sons of Heman — seer of the king in the things of God — to lift up a horn; and God giveth to 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 [are] by the side of their father in the song of the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; by the side of the king [are] Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman.

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 their number, with their brethren — taught in the song of Jehovah, all who are intelligent — is two hundred, eighty 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 cause to fall lots — charge over-against [charge], as well the small as the great, the intelligent with the learner.

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 goeth out for Asaph to Joseph; [to] Gedaliah the second; he, and his brethren and his sons, twelve;

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

the third [to] Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

the fifth [to] Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

the sixth [to] Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

the seventh [to] Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

the eighth [to] Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

the ninth [to] Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

the tenth [to] Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

eleventh [to] Azareel, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

the twelfth [to] Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

at the thirteenth [to] Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

at the fourteenth [to] Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

at the fifteenth [to] Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

at the sixteenth [to] Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

at the seventeenth [to] Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

at the eighteenth [to] Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

at the nineteenth [to] Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

at the twentieth [to] Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

at the one and twentieth [to] Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

at the two and twentieth [to] Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

at the three and twentieth [to] Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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

at the four and twentieth [to] Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.