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:

1. For the liturgy, David and the senior army officers set apart the sons of Asaph, of Heman and of Jeduthun, who prophesied playing lyre and harp and cymbal, and a list was made of those with these duties to perform.

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.

2. Sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph who prophesied whenever the king commanded.

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.

3. For Jeduthun: sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, Mattithiah; there were six of them under the direction of their father Jeduthun who, to the sound of the lyre, sang praise and thanks to the Lord.

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

4. For Heman: sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romantiezer, 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.

5. All these were sons of Heman, the king's seer; these sounded the trumpet when Yahweh's word came. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters;

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.

6. all of them sang in the Temple of Yahweh under their father's direction to the sound of cymbal, harp and lyre, for the liturgy in the house of Yahweh at the king's direction.

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.

7. All of these, whether of Asaph, Jeduthun or Heman, who were trained in singing to Yahweh, all of them skilled men, were altogether 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.

8. They drew lots to determine the assignment of duties of each of them whether they were young or old, experts or beginners.

9. Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons [were] twelve:

9. The first lot fell to the Asaphite, Joseph. The second was Gedaliah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

10. The third was Zaccur, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

11. The fourth was Izri, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

12. The fifth was Nethaniah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

13. The sixth was Bukkiah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

14. The seventh was Jesharelah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

15. The eighth was Jeshaiah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

16. The ninth was Mattaniah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

17. The tenth was Shimei, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

18. The eleventh was Azarel, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

19. The twelfth was Hashabiah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

20. The thirteenth was Shubael, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

21. The fourteenth was Jeremoth, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

22. The fifteenth was Mattithiah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

23. The sixteenth was Hananiah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

24. The seventeenth was Joshbekashah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

25. The eighteenth was Hanani, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

26. The nineteenth was Mallothi, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

27. The twentieth was Eliathah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

28. The twenty-first was Hothir, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

29. The twenty-second was Giddalti, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

30. The twenty-third was Mahazioth, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.

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

31. The twenty-fourth was Romamtiezer, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.