I Chronicles 25

¹Then 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.

²From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, prophesying beside the king.

³Then 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.

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

⁵All 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.

⁶All 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.

⁷Now the number of these, with their brothers, who were instructing in the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred eighty-eight.

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

⁹And 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I Chronicles 25

¹Moreover David and the chief officers of the army separated for the ministry the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Idithun: to prophesy with harps, and with psalteries, and with cymbals according to their number serving in their appointed office.

²Of the sons of Asaph: Zacchur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela, sons of Asaph: under the hand of Asaph prophesying near the king.

³And of Idithun: the sons of Idithun, Godolias, Sori, Jeseias, and Hasabias, and Mathathias, under the hand of their father Idithun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord.

⁴Of Heman also: the sons of Heman, Bocciau, Mathaniau, Oziel, Subuel, and Jerimoth, Hananias, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddelthi, and Romemthiezer, and Jesbacassa, Mellothi, Othir, Mahazioth:

⁵All these were the sons of Heman the seer of the king in the words of God, to lift up the horn: and God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

⁶All these under their father's hand were distributed to sing in the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, and psalteries and harps, for the service of the house of the Lord near the king: to wit, Asaph, and Idithun, and Heman.

⁷And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred and eighty-eight.

⁸And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.

⁹And the first lot came forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sons, and his brethren twelve.

¹⁰The third to Zachur, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹¹The fourth to Isari, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹²The fifth to Nathania, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹³The sixth to Bocciau, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹⁴The seventh to Isreela, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹⁵The eighth to Jesaia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹⁶The ninth to Mathanaias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹⁷The tenth to Semeias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹⁸The eleventh to Azareel, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹⁹The twelfth to Hasabia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²⁰The thirteenth to Subael, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²¹The fourteenth to Mathathias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²²The fifteenth to Jerimoth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²³The sixteenth to Hananias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²⁴The seventeenth to Jesbacassa, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²⁵The eighteenth to Hanani, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²⁶The nineteenth to Mellothi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²⁷The twentieth to Eliatha, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²⁸The one and twentieth to Othir, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²⁹The two and twentieth to Geddelthi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

³⁰The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

³¹The four and twentieth to Romemthiezer, to his sons and his brethren twelve.