Chapter 25
1 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 :
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 .
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 .
4 Of Heman , the sons of Heman : Bukkiah , Mattaniah , Uzziel , Shebuel , Jerimoth , Hananiah , Hanani , Eliathah, Giddalti , Romamti-Ezer , Joshbekashah , Mallothi , Hothir , and Mahazioth .
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 .
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 .
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 .
8 They cast lots for their offices , all alike , the small as well as the great , the teacher as well as the student.
9 Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph ; the second to Gedaliah , he and his brothers and sons were twelve ;
10 the third to Zaccur , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;
11 the fourth to Izri , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;
12 the fifth to Nethaniah , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;
13 the sixth to Bukkiah , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;
14 the seventh to Jesharelah , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;
15 the eighth to Jeshaiah , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;
16 the ninth to Mattaniah , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;
17 the tenth to Shimei , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;
18 the eleventh to Azarel , 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 for the sixteenth to Hananiah , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;
24 for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;
25 for the eighteenth to Hanani , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;
26 for the nineteenth to Mallothi , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;
27 for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers , twelve ;
28 for the twenty-first to Hothir , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;
29 for the twenty-second to Giddalti , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;
30 for the twenty-third to Mahazioth , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;
31 for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer , his sons and his brothers , twelve .