1 Chronicles 25

The Musicians Appointed for Temple Service

1David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who prophesied with harps, lyres, and cymbals. This was the number of the men who did this work, according to their service: 2Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king. 3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun — Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah — six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp to give thanks and praise to Yahweh.* 4Of Heman: the sons of Heman — Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6All these were under the direction of their father for the music in the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, lyres, and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the direction of the king — Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. 7Their number, together with their kinsmen trained in the songs of Yahweh, all of them skilled, came to two hundred eighty-eight. 8They cast lots for their duties, the small and the great alike, the teacher along with the pupil.

The Order of the Musical Divisions by Lot

9The first lot fell to Asaph, to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, he with his kinsmen and sons — twelve;* 10the third to Zaccur, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 11the fourth to Izri, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 12the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 13the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 14the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 15the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 16the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 17the tenth to Shimei, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 18the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 19the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 20the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons and kinsmen — twelve;* 21the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 22the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 23the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 24the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 25the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 26the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 27the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 28the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 29the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 30the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and kinsmen — twelve; 31the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and kinsmen — twelve.