| 25 | 1 Chronicles | ||
| 1 | David and his chief officers assigned special duties to the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, leaders in inspired prophecy to the accompaniment of harps, lutes, and cymbals; the number of the men who per formed this work in the temple was as follows. | The temple musicians. 1Chr.25.1-31 | |
| 2 | Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah; these were under Asaph, a leader in inspired prophecy under the king. | ||
| 3 | Of the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Izri , Isaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, Mattithiah, these six under their father Jeduthun, a leader in inspired prophecy to the accompaniment of the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD. | ||
| 4 | Of the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth; | ||
| 5 | all these were sons of Heman the king's seer, given to him through the promises of God for his greater glory. God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters, | ||
| 6 | and they all served under their father for the singing in the house of the LORD; they took part in the service of the house of God, with cymbals, lutes, and harps, while Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king. | ||
| 7 | Reckoned with their kinsmen, trained singers of the LORD, they brought the total number of skilled musicians up to two hundred and eighty-eight. | ||
| 8 | They cast lots for their duties, young and old, master-singer and apprentice side by side. | ||
| 9 | The first lot fell to Joseph: he and his brothers and his sons, twelve . The second to Gedaliah: he and his brothers and his sons, twelve. | ||
| 10 | The third to Zaccur: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 11 | The fourth to Izri: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 12 | The fifth to Nethaniah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 13 | The sixth to Bukkiah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 14 | The seventh to Asarelah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 15 | The eighth to Isaiah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 16 | The ninth to Mattaniah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 17 | The tenth to Shimei: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 18 | The eleventh to Azareel: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 19 | The twelfth to Hashabiah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 20 | The thirteenth to Shubael: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 21 | The fourteenth to Mattithiah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 22 | The fifteenth to Jeremoth: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 23 | The sixteenth to Hananiah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 24 | The seventeenth to Joshbekashah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 25 | The eighteenth to Hanani: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 26 | The nineteenth to Mallothi: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 27 | The twentieth to Eliathah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 28 | The twenty-first to Hothir: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 29 | The twenty-second to Giddalti: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 30 | The twenty-third to Mahazioth: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
| 31 | The twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer: his sons and his brothers, twelve. | ||
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