1 Chronicles 25

The Singers

25David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun. They set them apart to serve the Lord by prophesying while harps, lyres and cymbals were being played. Here is the list of the men who served in that way.

²From the sons of Asaph came

Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph. He prophesied under the king’s direction.

³From the sons of Jeduthun came

Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah. The total number was six. They were under the direction of their father Jeduthun. He prophesied while playing the harp. He used it to thank and praise the Lord.

⁴From the sons of Heman came

Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth. ⁵All of them were sons of the king’s prophet Heman. They were given to Heman to bring him honor. That’s what God had promised. God gave him 14 sons and three daughters.

⁶All of them were under the direction of their fathers. They played music for the Lord’s temple. They served at the house of God by playing cymbals, lyres and harps. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the king’s direction.

⁷All of them were trained and skilled in playing music for the Lord. Their total number was 288. That included their relatives. ⁸Young and old alike cast lots for their duties. That was true for students as well as teachers.

⁹The 1st lot that was drawn out was for Asaph. It was for Joseph

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

The 2nd lot was for Gedaliah

and his relatives and sons. The total number was 12.

¹⁰The 3rd was for Zaccur

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

¹¹The 4th was for Izri

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

¹²The 5th was for Nethaniah

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

¹³The 6th was for Bukkiah

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

¹⁴The 7th was for Jesarelah

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

¹⁵The 8th was for Jeshaiah

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

¹⁶The 9th was for Mattaniah

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

¹⁷The 10th was for Shimei

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

¹⁸The 11th was for Azarel

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

¹⁹The 12th was for Hashabiah

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

²⁰The 13th was for Shubael

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

²¹The 14th was for Mattithiah

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

²²The 15th was for Jerimoth

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

²³The 16th was for Hananiah

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

²⁴The 17th was for Joshbekashah

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

²⁵The 18th was for Hanani

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

²⁶The 19th was for Mallothi

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

²⁷The 20th was for Eliathah

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

²⁸The 21st was for Hothir

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

²⁹The 22nd was for Giddalti

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

³⁰The 23rd was for Mahazioth

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.

³¹The 24th was for Romamti-Ezer

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12.