1 Chronicles 25

1David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, harps and cymbals. This is the list of the men who did the work of their service: 2Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph worked under Asaph’s direction, and he prophesied at the king’s direction. 3Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.

4Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth. 5All these were sons of Heman, the king’s seer, in keeping with God’s promises to lift up his horn; God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6All these were under their father’s direction for the music in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, harps and lyres, in the service of God’s house. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman served at the king’s direction. 7Their number, together with their relatives who were trained in singing to the LORD, all of them skilled, was 288. 8They cast lots for their duties on equal terms, small and great alike, teacher and pupil alike.

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