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.

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 The sons of Asaph; Sacchur, Joseph, and Nathanias, and Erael: the sons of Asaph [were] next 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 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.

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 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.

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] 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, in order 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 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 after their brethren, those instructed to sing to God, every one that understood [singing] 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 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 in their turns, the elder equally with the younger, the learned together with the unlearned.

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 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 Zacchur, his sons and his brethren [were] twelve:

The third went to Zaccur, to his sons and brothers, twelve.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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