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 captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. The number of those who did the work according to their service was:

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: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied at the order of 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.

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD with the harp.

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, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and 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 king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. 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 were under the hands of their father for song in the LORD’s house, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God’s house: Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.

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

The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to the LORD, even all who were skillful, was two hundred 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.

They cast lots for their offices, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the student.

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

Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, he and his brothers and sons were twelve;

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

the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

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

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

the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.