1 Chronicles
Chapter 25
1 David and the leaders assigned the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy using harps, lyres, and cymbals. They counted how many people each job needed.
2 Asaph’s sons were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. They worked under Asaph and made prophecies following the king’s instructions.
3 From Jeduthun: Jeduthun’s sons were Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in total. They worked under their father Jeduthun, who played the harp to thank and praise God.
4 Heman had these sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
5 All these were Heman’s sons; he was the king’s prophet and spoke God’s messages. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6 All these were guided by their father to make music in God’s house, using cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, to serve in God’s house following the king’s command to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
7 The total number of musicians skilled in God’s songs, including their relatives, was 288.
8 They drew lots to take turns, from the least to the greatest, from the teacher to the student.
9 The first turn came for Asaph’s group, led by Joseph. The second went to Gedaliah and his group, which included his brothers and sons, making twelve in total.
10 The third group was Zaccur’s, he, his sons, and his brothers, totaling twelve.
11 The fourth one was Izri; he, his sons, and his brothers totaled twelve.
12 The fifth group was Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, totaling twelve.
13 Bukkiah was the sixth, with his sons and brothers totaling twelve.
14 The seventh was Jesharelah; he and his sons and brothers totaled twelve.
15 The eighth group was led by Jeshaiah, including him, his sons, and his brothers, totaling twelve people.
16 The ninth group was for Mattaniah, along with his sons and brothers, totaling twelve.
17 The tenth group was for Shimei, his sons, and brothers—there were twelve of them.
18 Azareel was the eleventh, with his sons and brothers adding up to twelve.
19 Hashabiah was the twelfth, along with his sons and brothers, making twelve in all.
20 The thirteenth lot fell to Shubael, and together with his sons and brothers, they numbered twelve.
21 Mattithiah’s group, with his sons and brothers, numbered twelve.
22 The fifteenth lot fell to Jeremoth, along with his sons and brothers, totaling twelve.
23 The sixteenth group was Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers, totaling twelve people.
24 Joshbekashah’s group, including himself, his sons, and his brothers, was twelve people.
25 Hanani’s group, which included himself, his sons, and his brothers, had twelve members.
26 Mallothi’s group, including himself, his sons, and his brothers, was twelve.
27 Eliathah’s group, including himself, his sons, and his brothers, was twelve.
28 The twenty-first was to Hothir, he and his sons and brothers totaled twelve.
29 Giddalti, along with his sons and brothers, totaled twelve for the twenty-second group.
30 The twenty-third group was Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brothers, totaling twelve.
31 The twenty-fourth group was Romamti-ezer, along with his sons and brothers, totaling twelve.