1 Chronicles 25

Number and Services of Musicians

1Moreover, DavidH1732 and the commandersH8269 of the armyH6635 setH914 apartH914 for the serviceH5656 some of the sonsH1121 of 1AsaphH623, HemanH1968, and JeduthunH3038, who were to 2prophesyH5012 with lyresH3658, 3harpsH5035, and cymbalsH4700; and the numberH4557 of 4thoseH376 who performedH4399 this serviceH5656 was: 2Of the sonsH1121 of AsaphH623: ZaccurH2139, JosephH3130, NethaniahH5418, and 5AsharelahH841; the sonsH1121 of AsaphH623 were 6underH5921 the directionH3027 of AsaphH623, who prophesiedH5012 7underH5921 the directionH3027 of the kingH4428. 38Of JeduthunH3038, the sonsH1121 of JeduthunH3038: GedaliahH1436, 9ZeriH6874, JeshaiahH3470, 10Shimei, HashabiahH2811, and MattithiahH4993, sixH8337 in all, 11underH5921 the directionH3027 of their fatherH1 JeduthunH3038 with the harpH3658, who prophesiedH5012 in givingH3034 thanksH3034 and praisingH1984 the LordH3068. 4Of HemanH1968, the sonsH1121 of HemanH1968: BukkiahH1232, MattaniahH4983, 12UzzielH5816, 13ShebuelH7619 and JerimothH3406, HananiahH2608, HananiH2607, EliathahH448, GiddaltiH1437 and Romamti-ezerH7320, JoshbekashahH3436, MallothiH4413, HothirH1956, and MahaziothH4238. 5AllH3605 theseH428 were the sonsH1121 of HemanH1968 14the king’sH4428 seerH2374 to 15exaltH7311 him according to the wordsH1697 of GodH430, for GodH430 gaveH5414 fourteenH702H6240 sonsH1121 and threeH7969 daughtersH1323 to HemanH1968. 6AllH3605 of theseH428 were underH5921 the 16directionH3027 of their fatherH1 to singH7892 in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, 17with cymbalsH4700, harpsH5035, and lyresH3658, for the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of GodH430. 18AsaphH623, JeduthunH3038, and HemanH1968 were 19underH5921 the directionH3027 of the kingH4428. 7Their numberH4557 who were trainedH3925 in singingH7892 to the LordH3068, with their relativesH251, allH3605 who were skillfulH995, was 20288H3967H8084H8083.

Divisions of the Musicians

821They castH5307 lotsH1486 for their dutiesH4931, allH5980 alikeH5980, the smallH6996 as well as the greatH1419, the teacherH995 as well as the pupilH8527.

9Now the firstH7223 lotH1486 cameH3318 outH3318 for AsaphH623 to JosephH3130, the secondH8145 for GedaliahH1436, he with his relativesH251 and sonsH1121 were twelveH8147H6240; 10the thirdH7992 to ZaccurH2139, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 11the fourthH7243 to 22IzriH3339, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 12the fifthH2549 to NethaniahH5418, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 13the sixthH8345 to BukkiahH1232, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 14the seventhH7637 to 23JesharelahH3480, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 15the eighthH8066 to JeshaiahH3470, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 16the ninthH8671 to MattaniahH4983, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 17the tenthH6224 to ShimeiH8096, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 18the eleventhH6249H6240 to AzarelH5832, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 19the twelfthH8147H6240 to HashabiahH2811, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 20for the thirteenthH7969H6240, ShubaelH7619, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 21for the fourteenthH702H6240, MattithiahH4993, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 22for the fifteenthH2568H6240 to JeremothH3406, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 23for the sixteenthH8337H6240 to HananiahH2608, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 24for the seventeenthH7651H6240 to JoshbekashahH3436, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 25for the eighteenthH8083H6240 to HananiH2607, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 26for the nineteenthH8672H6240 to MallothiH4413, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 27for the twentiethH6242 to EliathahH448, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 28for the twenty-firstH6242H259 to HothirH1956, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 29for the twenty-secondH6242H8147 to GiddaltiH1437, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 30for the twenty-thirdH6242H7969 to MahaziothH4238, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240; 31for the twenty-fourthH6242H702 to Romamti-ezerH7320, his sonsH1121 and his relativesH251, twelveH8147H6240.