1 ChroniclesChapter 25

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¹David and the army commanders also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun. They were to prophesy while playing lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is the list of the men who did this work. ²From the sons of Asaph came Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph worked under Asaph. And Asaph prophesied under the king's direction. ³From the sons of Jeduthun came Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah. There were six in all. They worked under their father Jeduthun. He prophesied with the harp as he thanked and praised the LORD. ⁴From the sons of Heman came Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. ⁵All these were sons of Heman, the king's seer. God gave them to him through his promises to honor Heman. For God had given Heman 14 sons and 3 daughters. ⁶All these men worked under their fathers. They made the music in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres. This was for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman worked under the king. ⁷They and their relatives were all trained and skilled in songs for the LORD. There were 288 of them. ⁸They cast lots for their duties. Young and old were treated the same. So were teachers and students. ⁹The first lot was for Asaph's family. It fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. The second fell to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ¹⁰The third fell to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ¹¹The fourth fell to Izri, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ¹²The fifth fell to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ¹³The sixth fell to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ¹⁴The seventh fell to Jesarelah, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ¹⁵The eighth fell to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ¹⁶The ninth fell to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ¹⁷The tenth fell to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ¹⁸The eleventh fell to Azarel, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ¹⁹The twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ²⁰The thirteenth fell to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ²¹The fourteenth fell to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ²²The fifteenth fell to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ²³The sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ²⁴The seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ²⁵The eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ²⁶The nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ²⁷The twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ²⁸The twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ²⁹The twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ³⁰The twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all. ³¹And the twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in all.