1Chronicles 25

The Musicians

25Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was:H1732H8269H6635H914H5656H1121H623H1968H3038H5012H5030H3658H5035H4700H4557H582H4399H56562Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king.H1121H623H2139H3130H5418H841H1121H623H3027H623H5012H3027H44283Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the LORD.H3038H1121H3038H1436H6874H3470H2811H4993H8337H3027H1H3038H5012H3658H3034H1984H30684Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.H1968H1121H1968H1232H4983H5816H7619H3406H2608H2607H448H1437H7320H3436H4413H1956H42385All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt his horn. For God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.H1121H1968H4428H2374H1697H430H7311H7161H430H5414H1968H702H6240H1121H7969H13236All these were under the direction of their father for the music in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the authority of the king.H3027H1H7892H1004H3068H4700H5035H3658H5656H1004H430H4428H3027H623H3038H19687So the number of them, with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the LORD, all who were skillful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.H4557H251H3925H7892H3068H995H3967H8084H80838And they cast lots for their duty, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the student.H5307H1486H4931H5980H6996H1419H995H85279Now the first lot for Asaph came out for Joseph; the second for Gedaliah, him with his brethren and sons, twelve;H7223H1486H3318H623H3130H8145H1436H251H1121H8147H624010the third for Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H7992H2139H1121H251H8147H624011the fourth for Jizri, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H7243H3339H1121H251H8147H624012the fifth for Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H2549H5418H1121H251H8147H624013the sixth for Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H8345H1232H1121H251H8147H624014the seventh for Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H7637H3480H1121H251H8147H624015the eighth for Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H8066H3470H1121H251H8147H624016the ninth for Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H8671H4983H1121H251H8147H624017the tenth for Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H6224H8096H1121H251H8147H624018the eleventh for Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H6249H6240H5832H1121H251H8147H624019the twelfth for Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H8147H6240H2811H1121H251H8147H624020the thirteenth for Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H7969H6240H7619H1121H251H8147H624021the fourteenth for Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H702H6240H4993H1121H251H8147H624022the fifteenth for Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H2568H6240H3406H1121H251H8147H624023the sixteenth for Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H8337H6240H2608H1121H251H8147H624024the seventeenth for Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H7651H6240H3436H1121H251H8147H624025the eighteenth for Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H8083H6240H2607H1121H251H8147H624026the nineteenth for Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H8672H6240H4413H1121H251H8147H624027the twentieth for Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H6242H448H1121H251H8147H624028the twenty-first for Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H259H6242H1956H1121H251H8147H624029the twenty-second for Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H8147H6242H1437H1121H251H8147H624030the twenty-third for Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;H7969H6242H4238H1121H251H8147H624031the twenty-fourth for Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.H702H6242H7320H1121H251H8147H6240