1 Chronicles 25

THE LEVITICAL MUSICIANS

25David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman,^c and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy^d accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals.^e This is the list of the men who performed their service:

²From Asaph’s sons: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under Asaph’s authority, who prophesied under the authority of the king.

³From Jeduthun:^f Jeduthun’s sons: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,^E Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six—under the authority of their father Jeduthun, prophesying to the accompaniment of lyres, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.

⁴From Heman: Heman’s sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. ⁵All these sons of Heman, the king’s seer,^g were given by the promises of God to exalt him,^F for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

⁶All these men were under their own fathers’ authority for the music in the Lord’s temple, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king’s authority. ⁷They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the Lord. ⁸They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.^h

⁹The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph, his sons, and his relatives— 12^A

to Gedaliah the second: him, his relatives, and his sons— 12

¹⁰the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his relatives— 12

¹¹the fourth to Izri,^B his sons, and his relatives— 12

¹²the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his relatives— 12

¹³the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his relatives— 12

¹⁴the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his relatives— 12

¹⁵the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his relatives— 12

¹⁶the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his relatives— 12

¹⁷the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his relatives— 12

¹⁸the eleventh to Azarel,^C his sons, and his relatives— 12

¹⁹the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his relatives— 12

²⁰the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his relatives— 12

²¹the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his relatives— 12

²²the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his relatives— 12

²³the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his relatives— 12

²⁴the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his relatives— 12

²⁵the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his relatives— 12

²⁶the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his relatives— 12

²⁷the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his relatives— 12

²⁸the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his relatives— 12

²⁹the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his relatives— 12

³⁰the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his relatives— 12

³¹and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his relatives— 12.