1 Chronicles 25
1 David and the leaders of the Levites chose men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to serve by prophesying accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is the list of those who performed this service:
And David and the captains of the host set apart for service, unto the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, such as should prophesy, with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals, —and, the number of the workers, for their service, was:
2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the supervision of the king.
Of the sons of Asaph, Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph, —under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
3 From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in total, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied accompanied by the harp, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.
Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun, —Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, with the lyre, as he prophesied, in giving thanks and offering praise unto Yahweh.
4 From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
Of Heman, the sons of Heman—Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jeremoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
5 All these sons of Heman, the king's seer, were given to him through the promises of God to honor him, for God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
All these, were sons of Heman, the seer of the king in the things of God, at the lifting of the horn. And God gave to Heman, fourteen sons and three daughters,
6 All of them were under the supervision of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king.
All these, were under the direction of their father, in the singing of the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps and lyres, for the service of the house of God, —Asaph and Jeduthun and Heman, under the direction of the king.
7 Along with their relatives, all of them trained and skilled in singing to the LORD, they totaled 288.
And, the number of them—with their brethren, who were instructed in singing unto Yahweh, —even all the skilful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.
8 They cast lots for whatever responsibility they had, the least important equal to the most important, the teacher to the student.
So they cast lots for their charges, all alike, as the small so the great, the teacher with the learner.
9 The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brother, 12 in total. The second fell to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in total.
And the first lot came forth for Asaph, to Joseph, —Gedaliah, the second, he and his brethren and his sons, twelve.
10 The third fell to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in total.
The third, Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
11 The fourth fell to Izri, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in total.
The fourth, to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
12 The fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
The fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
13 The sixth fell to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
The sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
14 The seventh fell to Jesarelah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
The seventh, Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
15 The eighth fell to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
The eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
16 The ninth fell to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
The ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
17 The tenth fell to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
The tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
18 The eleventh fell to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
The eleventh, Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
19 The twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
The twelfth, to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
20 The thirteenth fell to Shubael, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
As the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
21 The fourteenth fell to Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
As the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
22 The fifteenth fell to Jerimoth, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
As the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
23 The sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
As the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
24 The seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
As the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
25 The eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
As the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
26 The nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
As the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
27 The twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
As the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
28 The twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
As the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
29 The twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
As the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
30 The twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
As the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
31 The twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.
As the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
