1David 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. 2Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah; these were under Asaph, a leader in inspired prophecy under the king. 3Of 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. 4Of the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth; 5all 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, 6and 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. 7Reckoned with their kinsmen, trained singers of the LORD, they brought the total number of skilled musicians up to two hundred and eighty-eight. 8They cast lots for their duties, young and old, master-singer and apprentice side by side.
9The 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. 10The third to Zaccur: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 11The fourth to Izri: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 12The fifth to Nethaniah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 13The sixth to Bukkiah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 14The seventh to Asarelah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 15The eighth to Isaiah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 16The ninth to Mattaniah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 17The tenth to Shimei: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 18The eleventh to Azareel: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 19The twelfth to Hashabiah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 20The thirteenth to Shubael: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 21The fourteenth to Mattithiah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 22The fifteenth to Jeremoth: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 23The sixteenth to Hananiah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 25The eighteenth to Hanani: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 26The nineteenth to Mallothi: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 27The twentieth to Eliathah: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 28The twenty-first to Hothir: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 29The twenty-second to Giddalti: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 30The twenty-third to Mahazioth: his sons and his brothers, twelve. 31The twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer: his sons and his brothers, twelve.
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