1 Chronicles 25

David Organizes the Musicians

¹David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was:²Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.³Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.⁴Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.⁵All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.⁶They were all under the direction of their father in the music in the house of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order of the king.⁷The number of them along with their brothers, who were trained in singing to the Lord, all who were skillful, was 288.⁸And they cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and pupil alike.

⁹The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him and his brothers and his sons, twelve;¹⁰the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;¹¹the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;¹²the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;¹³the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;¹⁴the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;¹⁵the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;¹⁶the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;¹⁷the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;¹⁸the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;¹⁹the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;²⁰to the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;²¹to the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;²²to the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;²³to the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;²⁴to the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;²⁵to the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;²⁶to the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;²⁷to the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;²⁸to the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;²⁹to the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;³⁰to the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;³¹to the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.