1 Chronicles 25

1 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:

MOREOVER David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

2 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.

Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.

3 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.

Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.

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

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

5 All these were the sons of Heman the king's prophet. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters to lift up his horn.

All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

6 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.

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

7 They and their brothers who were skilled and trained to make music to Yahweh numbered 288.

So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

8 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.

And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

9 Now regarding Asaph's sons: The first lot fell to Joseph's family; the second fell to Gedaliah's family, twelve persons in number;

Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:

10 the third fell to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

11 the fourth fell to Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

12 the fifth fell to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

13 the sixth fell to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

14 the seventh fell to Jesarelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

15 the eighth fell to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

16 the ninth fell to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

17 the tenth fell to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

18 the eleventh fell to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

19 the twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

20 the thirteenth fell to Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

21 the fourteenth fell to Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

22 the fifteenth fell to Jerimoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

23 the sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

24 the seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

25 the eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

26 the nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

27 the twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

28 the twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

29 the twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

30 the twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

31 the twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number.

The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.