1 Chronicles 25

¹ David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres, and cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:

² From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the king's supervision.

³ From Jeduthun, these sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six in all, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied, using the harp in thanking and praising the LORD.

⁴ From Heman, these sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth.

⁵ All these were sons of Heman the king's seer. God had promised to exalt him, so God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

⁶ All these men were under the supervision of their fathers for the music of the temple of the LORD, with cymbals, lyres, and harps, for the ministry at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king.

⁷ Along with their relatives — all of them trained and skilled in music for the LORD — they numbered 288.

⁸ Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots for their duties.

⁹ The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, he along with his relatives and sons — twelve in all;

¹⁰ the third to Zaccur, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

¹¹ the fourth to Izri, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

¹² the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

¹³ the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

¹⁴ the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

¹⁵ the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

¹⁶ the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

¹⁷ the tenth to Shimei, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

¹⁸ the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

¹⁹ the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

²⁰ the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

²¹ the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

²² the fifteenth to Jerimoth, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

²³ the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

²⁴ the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

²⁵ the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

²⁶ the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

²⁷ the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

²⁸ the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

²⁹ the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

³⁰ the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and relatives — twelve in all;

³¹ the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and relatives — twelve in all.