1 Chronicles 25

1verseMoreover, 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:

2verseof 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.

3verseOf 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 the LORD with the harp.

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

5verseAll 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.

6verseAll these were under the hands of their father for song in the LORD’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.

7verseThe number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to the LORD, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight.

8verseThey cast lots for their offices, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the student.

9verseNow the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, he and his brothers and sons were twelve;

10versethe third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

11versethe fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

12versethe fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

13versethe sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

14versethe seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

15versethe eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

16versethe ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

17versethe tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

18versethe eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

19versethe twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

20versefor the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

21versefor the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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