1 Chronicles 25

1 MOREOVER David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

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 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order 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 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise 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 Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and 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 were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to 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 these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

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 So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

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 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

So they cast lots for their charges, all alike, as the small so the great, the teacher with the learner.

9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:

And the first lot came forth for Asaph, to Joseph, —Gedaliah, the second, he and his brethren and his sons, twelve.

10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

The third, Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

The fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

The sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

The seventh, Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

The eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

The ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

The tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

18 The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

The eleventh, Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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

20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

As the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

As the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

As the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

As the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

As the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

As the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

As the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

As the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

As the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

As the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

As the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

31 The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.

As the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.