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1 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.
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:
2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zacchur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela, sons of Asaph: under the hand of Asaph prophesying near the king.
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.
3 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.
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.
4 Of Heman also: the sons of Heman, Bocciau, Mathaniau, Oziel, Subuel, and Jerimoth, Hananias, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddelthi, and Romemthiezer, and Jesbacassa, Mellothi, Othir, Mahazioth:
From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
5 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.
All these were the sons of Heman the king's prophet. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters to lift up his horn.
6 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.
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.
7 And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred and eighty-eight,
They and their brothers who were skilled and trained to make music to Yahweh numbered 288.
8 And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.
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.
9 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.
Now regarding Asaph's sons: The first lot fell to Joseph's family; the second fell to Gedaliah's family, twelve persons in number;
10 The third to Zachur, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the third fell to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
11 The fourth to Isari, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the fourth fell to Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
12 The fifth to Nathania, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the fifth fell to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
13 The sixth to Bocciau, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the sixth fell to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
14 The seventh to Isreela, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the seventh fell to Jesarelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
15 The eighth to Jesaia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the eighth fell to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
16 The ninth to Mathanaias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the ninth fell to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
17 The tenth to Semeias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the tenth fell to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
18 The eleventh to Azareel, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the eleventh fell to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
19 The twelfth to Hasabia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
20 The thirteenth to Subael, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the thirteenth fell to Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
21 The fourteenth to Mathathias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the fourteenth fell to Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
22 The fifteenth to Jerimoth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the fifteenth fell to Jerimoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
23 The sixteenth to Hananias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
24 The seventeenth to Jesbacassa, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
25 The eighteenth to Hanani, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
26 The nineteenth to Mellothi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
27 The twentieth to Eliatha, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
28 The one and twentieth to Othir, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
29 The two and twentieth to Geddelthi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
31 The four and twentieth to Romemthiezer, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
the twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number.

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