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 heads of the host separate for service, of the sons of Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, who are prophesying with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals; and the number of the workmen is according to their service.

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 sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah; sons of Asaph [are] by the side of Asaph, who is prophesying by the side 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, sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, [and Shimei, and] Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, by the side of their father Jeduthun; he is prophesying with a harp, for giving of thanks and of praise for YHWH.

4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

Of Heman, sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, 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 [are] sons of Heman, seer of the king in the things of God, to lift up a horn; and God gives fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman.

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 [are] by the side of their father in the song of the house of YHWH, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; by the side of the king [are] Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman.

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 their number, with their brothers taught in the song of YHWH—all who are intelligent—[is] 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.

And they cause lots to fall, charge next to [charge], the small as well as the great, the intelligent 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 goes out for Asaph to Joseph; the second, Gedaliah—him, and his brothers and his sons—twelve;

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

the third, Zaccur, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the seventh, Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brothers—twelve:

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

eleventh, Azareel, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

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

the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

31 The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.

the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers—twelve.