The First Book of the Chronicles

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- Chapter 25 -

So Dauid and the captaines of the armie separated for the ministerie the sonnes of Asaph, and Heman, and Ieduthun, who should sing prophesies with harpes, with violes, and with cymbales, and their nomber was euen of the men for the office of their ministerie, to wit,

Of the sonnes of Asaph, Zaccur, and Ioseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah the sonnes of Asaph were vnder the hand of Asaph, which sang prophesies by the commission of the King.

Of Ieduthun, the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Ieshaiah, Ashabiah and Mattithiah, six, vnder the hands of their father: Ieduthun sang prophecies with an harpe, for to giue thankes and to praise the Lord.

Of Heman, the sonnes of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Vzziel, Shebuel, and Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Ioshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

All these were the sonnes of Heman, the Kings Seer in the wordes of God to lift vp the horne: and God gaue to Heman fourtene sonnes and three daughters.

All these were vnder the hande of their father, singing in the house of the Lord with cymbales, violes and harpes, for the seruice of the house of God, and Asaph, and Ieduthun, and Heman were at the Kings commandement.

So was their nomber with their brethre that were instruct in ye songs of the Lord, euen of al that were cunning, two hundreth foure score and eight.

And they cast lottes, charge against charge, aswel small as great, the cunning man as the scholer.

And the first lot fell to Ioseph which was of Asaph, the second, to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and his sonnes were twelue.

The third, to Zaccur, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue.

The fourth, to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The fift, to Nethaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The sixt, to Bukkiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The seuenth, to Iesharelah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The eight, to Ieshaiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The tenth, to Shimei, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The eleuenth, to Azareel, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The twelft, to Ashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The thirteenth, to Shubael, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The fourtenth, to Mattithiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The fifteenth, to Ierimoth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The seuenteenth, to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The eighteenth, to Hanani, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The ninteenth, to Mallothi, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The one and twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The two and twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The three and twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The foure and twentieth, to Romamti-ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. The number of those who did the work according to their service was:

of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied at the order of the king.

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD with the harp.

Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the LORD’s house, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God’s house: Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.

The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to the LORD, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight.

They cast lots for their offices, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the student.

Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, he and his brothers and sons were twelve;

the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.