1 Chronicles 25

1 Then David and the magistrates of the army set apart, for the ministry, the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps and psalteries and cymbals, in accord with their number, having been dedicated to 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 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, prophesying beside 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 Then of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, and Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hand of their father Jeduthun, who was prophesying with stringed instruments, while confessing and praising 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 Also, of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, and Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, 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, in order 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 in order to sing in the temple of the Lord, with cymbals and psalteries and harps, in the ministry of the house of the Lord beside the king, specifically, Asaph, and Jeduthun, 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 Now the number of these, with their brothers, who were instructing in the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred eighty-eight.

They and their brothers who were skilled and trained to make music to Yahweh numbered 288.

8 And they cast lots in their turns, the elder equally with the younger, the learned together with the unlearned.

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 went forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph; the second went forth to Gedaliah, to him and his sons and his brothers, 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 went to Zaccur, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the third fell to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

11 The fourth went to Izri, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the fourth fell to Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

12 The fifth went to Nethaniah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the fifth fell to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

13 The sixth went to Bukkiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the sixth fell to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

14 The seventh went to Jesharelah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the seventh fell to Jesarelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

15 The eighth went to Jeshaiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the eighth fell to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

16 The ninth went to Mattaniah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the ninth fell to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

17 The tenth went to Shimei, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the tenth fell to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

18 The eleventh went to Azarel, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the eleventh fell to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

19 The twelfth went to Hashabiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

20 The thirteenth went to Shubael, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the thirteenth fell to Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

21 The fourteenth went to Mattithiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the fourteenth fell to Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

22 The fifteenth went to Jeremoth, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the fifteenth fell to Jerimoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

23 The sixteenth went to Hananiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

24 The seventeenth went to Joshbekashah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

25 The eighteenth went to Hanani, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

26 The nineteenth went to Mallothi, to his sons and his brothers, twelve.

the nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

27 The twentieth went to Eliathah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

28 The twenty-first went to Hothir, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

29 The twenty-second went to Giddalti, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

30 The twenty-third went to Mahazioth, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

31 The twenty-fourth went to Romamtiezer, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

the twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number.