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:

And he separated David and [the] commanders of the army for service [the] sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun (who prophesied *Q(K)*) with harps with lyres and with cymbals and it was number their men of work for service their.

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 [were] on [the] hand of Asaph who prophesied on [the] hands 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.

For Jeduthun [the] sons of Jeduthun Gedaliah and Zeri and Jeshaiah Hashabiah and Mattithiah six on [the] hands of father their Jeduthun with harp who prophesied on to give thanks and to praise Yahweh.

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

For Heman [the] sons of Heman Bukkiah Mattaniah Uzziel Shebuel and Jerimoth Hananiah Hanani Eliathah Giddalti and Romamti-Ezer Joshbekashah Mallothi Hothir 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] sons of Heman [the] seer of the king by [the] words of God to lift up a horn and he gave God to Heman sons four-teen and daughters three.

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] on [the] hands of father their with song [the] house of Yahweh with cymbals lyres and harps for [the] service of [the] house of God on [the] hands of the king. Asaph and Jeduthun and Heman.

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

And it was number their with relatives their trained of song to Yahweh every understanding [person] two hundred eighty 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 duty correspondingly as the small as the great teacher with pupil.

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;

And it went out the lot first for Asaph to Joseph (and relatives his and sons his two [plus] ten. *X*) Gedaliah the second he and relatives his and sons his two [plus] ten.

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

The third Zaccur sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

The fourth to Izri sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

The fifth Nethaniah sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

The sixth Bukkiah sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

The seventh Jesharelah sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

The eighth Jeshaiah sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

The ninth Mattaniah sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

The tenth Shimei sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

One [plus] ten Azarel sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

The two [plus] ten to Hashabiah sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

For thir-teen Shubael sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

For four-teen Mattithiah sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

For fif-teen to Jeremoth sons his and relatives his two [plus] teen.

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

For six-teen to Hananiah sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

For seven-teen to Joshbekashah sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

For eight-teen to Hanani sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

For nine-teen to Mallothi sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

For twenty to Eliathah sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

For one and twenty to Hothir sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

For two and twenty to Giddalti sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

For three and twenty to Mahazioth sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.

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

For four and twenty to Romamti-Ezer sons his and relatives his two [plus] ten.