1 Chronicles 25

1 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.

Moreover David and the chief. officers of the army separated for the ministry the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Idithun: to prophesy with harps, and with psalteries, and with cymbals according to their number serving in their appointed office.

2 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.

Of the sons of Asaph: Zacchur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela, sons of Asaph: under the hand of Asaph prophesying near the king.

3 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.

And of Idithun: the sons of Idithun, Godolias, Serf, Jeseias, and Hasabias, and Mathathias, six, under the hand of their father Idithun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord.

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

Of Heman also: the sons of Heman, Bocciau, Mathaniau, Oziel, Subuel, and Jerimoth, Hananias, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddelthi, and Romemthiezer, and Jesbacassa, Mellothi, Othir, Mahazioth:

5 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.

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

6 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.

All these under their father’s hand were distributed to sing in the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, and psalteries and harps, for the service of the house of the Lord near the king: to wit, Asaph, and Idithun, and Heman.

7 And their number, with their brethren — taught in the song of Jehovah, all who are intelligent — is two hundred, eighty and eight.

And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred and eighty-eight,

8 And they cause to fall lots — charge over-against [charge], as well the small as the great, the intelligent with the learner.

And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.

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

And the first lot came forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sons, and his brethren twelve.

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

The third to Zachur, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The fourth to Isari, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The fifth to Nathania, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The sixth to Bocciau, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The seventh to Isreela, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The eighth to Jesaia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The ninth to Mathanaias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The tenth to Semeias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The eleventh to Azareel, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The twelfth to Hasabia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The thirteenth to Subael, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The fourteenth to Mathathias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The fifteenth to Jerimoth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The sixteenth to Hananias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The seventeenth to Jesbacassa, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The eighteenth to Hanani, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The nineteenth to Mellothi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The twentieth to Eliatha, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The one and twentieth to Othir, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The two and twentieth to Geddelthi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

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

The four and twentieth to Romemthiezer, to his sons and his brethren twelve.