1 Chronicles 25
1 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:
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.
2 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.
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.
3 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.
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.
4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman—Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jeremoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
Also, of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, and Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
5 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,
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.
6 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.
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.
7 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.
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.
8 So they cast lots for their charges, all alike, as the small so the great, the teacher with the learner.
And they cast lots in their turns, the elder equally with the younger, the learned together with the unlearned.
9 And the first lot came forth for Asaph, to Joseph, —Gedaliah, the second, he and his brethren and his sons, twelve.
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.
10 The third, Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The third went to Zaccur, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
11 The fourth, to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The fourth went to Izri, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
12 The fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The fifth went to Nethaniah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
13 The sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The sixth went to Bukkiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
14 The seventh, Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The seventh went to Jesharelah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
15 The eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The eighth went to Jeshaiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
16 The ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The ninth went to Mattaniah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
17 The tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The tenth went to Shimei, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
18 The eleventh, Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The eleventh went to Azarel, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
19 The twelfth, to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The twelfth went to Hashabiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
20 As the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The thirteenth went to Shubael, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
21 As the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The fourteenth went to Mattithiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
22 As the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The fifteenth went to Jeremoth, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
23 As the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The sixteenth went to Hananiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
24 As the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The seventeenth went to Joshbekashah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
25 As the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The eighteenth went to Hanani, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
26 As the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The nineteenth went to Mallothi, to his sons and his brothers, twelve.
27 As the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The twentieth went to Eliathah, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
28 As the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The twenty-first went to Hothir, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
29 As the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The twenty-second went to Giddalti, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
30 As the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The twenty-third went to Mahazioth, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
31 As the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The twenty-fourth went to Romamtiezer, to his sons and brothers, twelve.
