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.

Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, were to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals: and the number of those who did the work according to their service was:

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.

of the sons of Asaph: Zakkur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied after the order of the king.

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.

Of Jeduthun; the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, and Shimei, and Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp in giving thanks and praising Jehovah.

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.

Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, 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 seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

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 hands of their father for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God's house; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.

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.

The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to Jehovah, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight.

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

And they cast lots, watch with watch, the small as the great, the teacher as the pupil.

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 the first lot came out for Asaph of Joseph, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the second to Gedaliah, his brothers and his sons, twelve:

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

the third to Zakkur, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

the fourth to Zeri, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

the seventh to Asarelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

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

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

the eleventh to Uzziel, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

for the fifteenth to Jerimoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

for the one and twentieth to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

for the two and twentieth to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

for the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve:

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

for the four and twentieth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.