Twenty-Four Divisions of Musicians

1Moreover David and the chief officers of the army separated for the ministry the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Idithun: to prophesy with harps, and with psalteries, and with cymbals according to their number serving in their appointed office. 2Of the sons of Asaph: Zacchur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela, sons of Asaph: under the hand of Asaph prophesying near the king. 3And of Idithun: the sons of Idithun, Godolias, Sori, Jeseias, and Hasabias, and Mathathias, under the hand of their father Idithun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord. 4Of Heman also: the sons of Heman, Bocciau, Mathaniau, Oziel, Subuel, and Jerimoth, Hananias, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddelthi, and Romemthiezer, and Jesbacassa, Mellothi, Othir, Mahazioth: 5All these were the sons of Heman the seer of the king in the words of God, to lift up the horn: and God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6All these under their father's hand were distributed to sing in the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, and psalteries and harps, for the service of the house of the Lord near the king: to wit, Asaph, and Idithun, and Heman. 7And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred and eighty-eight.

8And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.

9And the first lot came forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sons, and his brethren twelve. 10The third to Zachur, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 11The fourth to Isari, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 12The fifth to Nathania, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 13The sixth to Bocciau, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 14The seventh to Isreela, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 15The eighth to Jesaia, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 16The ninth to Mathanaias, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 17The tenth to Semeias, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 18The eleventh to Azareel, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 19The twelfth to Hasabia, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 20The thirteenth to Subael, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 21The fourteenth to Mathathias, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 22The fifteenth to Jerimoth, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 23The sixteenth to Hananias, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 24The seventeenth to Jesbacassa, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 25The eighteenth to Hanani, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 26The nineteenth to Mellothi, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 27The twentieth to Eliatha, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 28The one and twentieth to Othir, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 29The two and twentieth to Geddelthi, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 31The four and twentieth to Romemthiezer, to his sons and his brethren twelve.