1 Chronicles 25
1 Chronicles 25
Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. The number of those who did the work according to their service was: Verse 2. of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied at the order of the king. Verse 3. Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh with the harp. Verse 4. Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. Verse 5. 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. Verse 6. All these were under the hands of their father for song in Yahweh’s house, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God’s house: Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king. Verse 7. The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to Yahweh, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight. Verse 8. They cast lots for their offices, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the student.
Verse 9. Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, he and his brothers and sons were twelve; Verse 10. the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 11. the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 12. the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 13. the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 14. the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 15. the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 16. the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 17. the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 18. the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 19. the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 20. for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 21. for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 22. for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 23. for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 24. for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 25. for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 26. for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 27. for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 28. for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 29. for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 30. for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve; Verse 31. for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.