Moreover, David and the commanders
of the army
set
apart
for the service
some of the sons
of aAsaph
and of Heman
and of Jeduthun
, who were to bprophesy
with lyres
, charps
and cymbals
; and the number
of 1those
who performed
their service
was:
Of the sons of Asaph
: Zaccur
, Joseph
, Nethaniah
and 1Asharelah
; the sons
of Asaph
were under
the 2direction
of Asaph
, who prophesied
under
the 2direction
of the king
.
aOf Jeduthun, the sons
of Jeduthun
: Gedaliah
, 1Zeri
, Jeshaiah
, 2Shimei, Hashabiah
and Mattithiah
, six
, under
the 3direction
of their father
Jeduthun
with the harp
, who prophesied
in giving
thanks
and praising
the LORD
.
Of Heman, the sons
of Heman
: Bukkiah
, Mattaniah
, 1Uzziel
, 2Shebuel
and Jerimoth
, Hananiah
, Hanani
, Eliathah
, Giddalti
and Romamti-ezer
, Joshbekashah
, Mallothi
, Hothir
, Mahazioth
.
All these
were the sons
of Heman
athe king's
seer
to 1exalt
him according to the words
of God
, for God
gave
fourteen
sons
and three
daughters
to Heman
.
All these
were under
the 1direction
of their father
to sing
in the house
of the LORD
, awith cymbals
, harps
and lyres
, for the service
of the house
of God
. bAsaph
, Jeduthun
and Heman
were under
the 1direction
of the king
.
Their number who were trained
in singing
to the LORD
, with their 1relatives
, all
who were skillful
, was a288
.
aThey cast lots
for their duties
, all
alike
, the small
as well as the great
, the teacher
as well as the pupil
.
Now the first lot
came
out for Asaph
to Joseph
, the second
for Gedaliah
, he with his relatives
and sons
were twelve
;
the third to Zaccur
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
the fourth to 1Izri
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
the fifth to Nethaniah
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
the sixth to Bukkiah
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
the seventh to 1Jesharelah
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
the eighth to Jeshaiah
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
the ninth to Mattaniah
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
the tenth to Shimei
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
the eleventh to Azarel
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
the twelfth to Hashabiah
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
for the thirteenth, Shubael
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
for the fourteenth, Mattithiah
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
for the fifteenth to Jeremoth
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
for the sixteenth to Hananiah
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
for the eighteenth to Hanani
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
for the nineteenth to Mallothi
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
for the twentieth to Eliathah
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
for the twenty-first to Hothir
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
for the twenty-second to Giddalti
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
for the twenty-third to Mahazioth
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
;
for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer
, his sons
and his relatives
, twelve
.