1 Chronicles

Chapter 25

1 And David and the heads of the host separate for service, of the sons of Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, who are prophesying with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals; and the number of the workmen is according to their service.

2 Of sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah; sons of Asaph [are] by the side of Asaph, who is prophesying by the side of the king.

3 Of Jeduthun, sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, [and Shimei, and] Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, by the side of their father Jeduthun; he is prophesying with a harp, for giving of thanks and of praise for YHWH.

4 Of Heman, sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth;

5 all these [are] sons of Heman, seer of the king in the things of God, to lift up a horn; and God gives fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman.

6 All these [are] by the side of their father in the song of the house of YHWH, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; by the side of the king [are] Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman.

7 And their number, with their brothers taught in the song of YHWH—all who are intelligent—[is] two hundred and eighty-eight.

8 And they cause lots to fall, charge next to [charge], the small as well as the great, the intelligent with the learner.

9 And the first lot goes out for Asaph to Joseph; the second, Gedaliah—him, and his brothers and his sons—twelve;

10 the third, Zaccur, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

11 the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

12 the fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

13 the sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

14 the seventh, Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

15 the eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

16 the ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

17 the tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brothers—twelve:

18 eleventh, Azareel, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

20 for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

21 for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

22 for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

23 the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

24 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

25 the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

26 the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

27 the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

28 the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

29 the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers—twelve;

31 the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers—twelve.