The musicians
David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service: From the sons of Asaph: Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the king's supervision. As for Jeduthun, from his sons: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six in all, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied, using the harp in thanking and praising the Lord. As for Heman, from his sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-Ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth. All these were sons of Heman the king's seer. They were given to him through the promises of God to exalt him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. All these men were under the supervision of their fathers for the music of the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the ministry at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the supervision of the king. Along with their relatives — all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord — they numbered 288. Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots for their duties. The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons and relatives, 12; the second to Gedaliah, his sons and relatives, 12; the third to Zakkur, his sons and relatives, 12; the fourth to Izri, his sons and relatives, 12; the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and relatives, 12; the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and relatives, 12; the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons and relatives, 12; the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and relatives, 12; the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and relatives, 12; the tenth to Shimei, his sons and relatives, 12; the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and relatives, 12; the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and relatives, 12; the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons and relatives, 12; the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons and relatives, 12; the fifteenth to Jerimoth, his sons and relatives, 12; the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and relatives, 12; the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and relatives, 12; the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and relatives, 12; the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and relatives, 12; the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and relatives, 12; the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and relatives, 12; the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and relatives, 12; the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and relatives, 12; the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and relatives, 12.
David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:
Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
From the sons of Asaph: Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the king's supervision.
Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.
As for Jeduthun, from his sons: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six in all, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied, using the harp in thanking and praising the Lord.
Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.
As for Heman, from his sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-Ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth.
Of Heman: the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
All these were sons of Heman the king's seer. They were given to him through the promises of God to exalt him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
All these men were under the supervision of their fathers for the music of the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the ministry at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the supervision of the king.
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
Along with their relatives — all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord — they numbered 288.
So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots for their duties.
And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons and relatives, 12; the second to Gedaliah, his sons and relatives, 12;
Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
the third to Zakkur, his sons and relatives, 12;
The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the fourth to Izri, his sons and relatives, 12;
The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and relatives, 12;
The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and relatives, 12;
The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons and relatives, 12;
The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and relatives, 12;
The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and relatives, 12;
The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the tenth to Shimei, his sons and relatives, 12;
The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and relatives, 12;
The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and relatives, 12;
The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons and relatives, 12;
The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons and relatives, 12;
The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the fifteenth to Jerimoth, his sons and relatives, 12;
The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and relatives, 12;
The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and relatives, 12;
The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and relatives, 12;
The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and relatives, 12;
The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and relatives, 12;
The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and relatives, 12;
The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and relatives, 12;
The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and relatives, 12;
The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and relatives, 12.
The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.