1 Chronicles 25

Twenty-Four Divisions of Musicians

1Additionally, DavidH1732 and the commandersH8269 of the armyH6635H5656 set apartH914 some of the sonsH1121 of AsaphH623, HemanH1968, and JeduthunH3038 to prophesyH5030 with the accompaniment of lyresH3658, harpsH5035, and cymbalsH4700. The followingH1961 is the listH4557 of the menH582 who performedH4399 this serviceH5656:

2From the sonsH1121 of AsaphH623: ZaccurH2139, JosephH3130, NethaniahH5418, and AsarelahH841. These sonsH1121 of AsaphH623 were underH5921 the directionH3027 of AsaphH623, who prophesiedH5012 underH5921 the directionH3027 of the kingH4428. 3From the sonsH1121 of JeduthunH3038: GedaliahH1436, ZeriH6874, JeshaiahH3470, Shimei,1 HashabiahH2811, and MattithiahH4993—sixH8337 in all—underH5921 the directionH3027 of their fatherH1 JeduthunH3038, who prophesiedH5012 with the harpH3658, giving thanksH3034 and praiseH1984 to the LORDH3068. 4From the sonsH1121 of HemanH1968: BukkiahH1232, MattaniahH4983, UzzielH5816, ShebuelH7619,2 JerimothH3406,3 HananiahH2608, HananiH2607, EliathahH448, GiddaltiH1437, Romamti-ezerH7320, JoshbekashahH3436, MallothiH4413, HothirH1956, and MahaziothH4238. 5AllH3605 theseH428 sonsH1121 of HemanH1968 the king’sH4428 seerH2374 were given him through the promisesH1697 of GodH430 to exaltH7311 himH7161, for GodH430 had givenH5414 HemanH1968 fourteenH702H6240 sonsH1121 and threeH7969 daughtersH1323.

6AllH3605 theseH428 were underH5921 the directionH3027 of their fathersH1 for the musicH7892 of the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 with cymbalsH4700, harpsH5035, and lyresH3658, for the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of GodH430.

AsaphH623, JeduthunH3038, and HemanH1968 were underH5921 the directionH3027 of the kingH4428. 7Together withH5973 their relativesH251, who were allH3605 trainedH3925 and skillfulH995 in the songsH7892 of the LORDH3068, they numberedH4557 288H3967H8084H8083. 8They castH5307 lotsH1486 for their dutiesH4931H5980, youngH6996 and old alikeH1419, teacherH995 asH5973 well as pupilH8527.

9The firstH7223 lotH1486, which was for AsaphH623, fellH3318 to JosephH3130, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;4 the secondH8145 to GedaliahH1436, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 10the thirdH7992 to ZaccurH2139, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 11the fourthH7243 to IzriH3339,5 his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 12the fifthH2549 to NethaniahH5418, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 13the sixthH8345 to BukkiahH1232, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 14the seventhH7637 to JesarelahH3480,6 his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 15the eighthH8066 to JeshaiahH3470, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 16the ninthH8671 to MattaniahH4983, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 17the tenthH6224 to ShimeiH8096, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 18the eleventhH6249H6240 to AzarelH5832,7 his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 19the twelfthH8147H6240 to HashabiahH2811, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 20the thirteenthH7969H6240 to ShubaelH7619, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 21the fourteenthH702H6240 to MattithiahH4993, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 22the fifteenthH2568H6240 to JeremothH3406,8 his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 23the sixteenthH8337H6240 to HananiahH2608, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 24the seventeenthH7651H6240 to JoshbekashahH3436, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 25the eighteenthH8083H6240 to HananiH2607, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 26the nineteenthH8672H6240 to MallothiH4413, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 27the twentiethH6242 to EliathahH448, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 28the twenty-firstH259H6242 to HothirH1956, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 29the twenty-secondH8147H6242 to GiddaltiH1437, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 30the twenty-thirdH7969H6242 to MahaziothH4238, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all; 31and the twenty-fourthH702H6242 to Romamti-ezerH7320, his sonsH1121, and his brothersH251—12H8147H6240 in all.