Chronicles I 25

1 And king David and the captains of the host appointed to their services the sons of Asaph, and of Aeman, and of Idithun, prophesiers with harps, and lutes, and cymbals: and their number was according to their polls serving in their ministrations.

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 The sons of Asaph; Sacchur, Joseph, and Nathanias, and Erael: the sons of Asaph [were] next 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 To Idithun [were reckoned] the sons of Idithun, Godolias, and Suri, and Iseas, and Asabias, and Matthathias, six after their father Idithun, sounding loudly on the harp thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.

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 To Aeman [were reckoned] the sons of Aeman, Bukias, and Matthanias, and Oziel, and Subael, and Jerimoth, and Ananias, and Anan, and Heliatha, and Godollathi, and Rometthiezer, and Jesbasaca, and Mallithi, and Otheri, and Meazoth.

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 [were] the sons of Aeman the king's chief player in the praises of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Aeman 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 sang hymns with their father in the house of God, with cymbals, and lutes, and harps, for the service of the house of God, near the king, and Asaph, and Idithun, and Aeman.

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 the number of them after their brethren, those instructed to sing to God, every one that understood [singing] was two hundred and eighty-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 also cast lots for the daily courses, for the great and the small [of them], of the perfect ones and the learners.

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

9 And the first lot of his sons and of his brethren came forth to Asaph the son of Joseph, [namely], Godolias: the second Heneia, his sons and his brethren [being] 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 Zacchur, his sons and his brethren [were] twelve:

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

11 the fourth Jesri, his sons and his brethren [were] twelve:

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

12 the fifth Nathan, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

13 the sixth Bukias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

14 the seventh Iseriel, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

15 the eighth Josia, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

16 the ninth Matthanias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

17 the tenth Semeia, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

18 the eleventh Asriel, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

19 the twelfth Asabia, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

20 the thirteenth Subael, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

21 the fourteenth Matthathias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

22 the fifteenth Jerimoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

23 the sixteenth Anania, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

24 the seventeenth Jesbasaca, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

25 the eighteenth Ananias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

26 the nineteenth Mallithi, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

27 the twentieth Heliatha, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

28 the twenty-first Otheri, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

29 the twenty-second Godollathi, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

30 the twenty-third Meazoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

31 the twenty-fourth Rometthiezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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