Number and Services of Musicians

1Moreover, David and the commanders of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals; and the number of [†]those who performed their service was:

2Of the sons of Asaph:

Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and [†]Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the [†]direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the [†]direction of the king.

3Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun:

Gedaliah, [†]Zeri, Jeshaiah, [†]Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the [†]direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh.

4Of Heman, the sons of Heman:

Bukkiah, Mattaniah, [†]Uzziel, [†]Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

5All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer to [†]exalt him according to the words of God. So God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman. 6All these were under the [†]direction of their father to sing in the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the [†]direction of the king. 7And their number who were trained in singing to Yahweh, with their [†]relatives, all who were skillful, was 288.

Responsibilities of the Musicians

8They cast lots for their responsibilities, each alongside the other, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the pupil.

9Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph,

the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were 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 [†]Jesharelah, 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;

20for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

21for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

22for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

23for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

24for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

25for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

26for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

27for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

28for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

29for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

30for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

31for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve.