New Living Translation

King James Bible

1David and the army commanders then appointed men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to proclaim God’s messages to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is a list of their names and their work:

1Moreover 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:

2From the sons of Asaph, there were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. They worked under the direction of their father, Asaph, who proclaimed God’s messages by the king’s orders.

2Of 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.

3From the sons of Jeduthun, there were Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all. They worked under the direction of their father, Jeduthun, who proclaimed God’s messages to the accompaniment of the lyre, offering thanks and praise to the LORD.

3Of 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.

4From the sons of Heman, there were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

4Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

5All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s seer, for God had honored him with fourteen sons and three daughters.

5All 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.

6All these men were under the direction of their fathers as they made music at the house of the LORD. Their responsibilities included the playing of cymbals, harps, and lyres at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman reported directly to the king.

6All 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.

7They and their families were all trained in making music before the LORD, and each of them—288 in all—was an accomplished musician.

7So 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.

8The musicians were appointed to their term of service by means of sacred lots, without regard to whether they were young or old, teacher or student.

8And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

9The first lot fell to Joseph of the Asaph clan and twelve of his sons and relatives. The second lot fell to Gedaliah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

9Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:

10The third lot fell to Zaccur and twelve of his sons and relatives.

10The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

11The fourth lot fell to Zeri and twelve of his sons and relatives.

11The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

12The fifth lot fell to Nethaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

12The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

13The sixth lot fell to Bukkiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

13The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

14The seventh lot fell to Asarelah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

14The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

15The eighth lot fell to Jeshaiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

15The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

16The ninth lot fell to Mattaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

16The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

17The tenth lot fell to Shimei and twelve of his sons and relatives.

17The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

18The eleventh lot fell to Uzziel and twelve of his sons and relatives.

18The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

19The twelfth lot fell to Hashabiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

19The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

20The thirteenth lot fell to Shubael and twelve of his sons and relatives.

20The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

21The fourteenth lot fell to Mattithiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

21The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

22The fifteenth lot fell to Jerimoth and twelve of his sons and relatives.

22The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

23The sixteenth lot fell to Hananiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

23The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

24The seventeenth lot fell to Joshbekashah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

25The eighteenth lot fell to Hanani and twelve of his sons and relatives.

25The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

26The nineteenth lot fell to Mallothi and twelve of his sons and relatives.

26The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

27The twentieth lot fell to Eliathah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

27The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

28The twenty-first lot fell to Hothir and twelve of his sons and relatives.

28The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

29The twenty-second lot fell to Giddalti and twelve of his sons and relatives.

29The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

30The twenty-third lot fell to Mahazioth and twelve of his sons and relatives.

30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

31The twenty-fourth lot fell to Romamti-ezer and twelve of his sons and relatives.

31The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.

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