The Lantern

I Chronicles25

Twenty-Four Divisions of Musicians

And David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun — those prophesying with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. And their number, the men of the work for their service, was:

Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah — sons of Asaph, at the hand of Asaph, who prophesied at the hands of the king.

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah — six, at the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre, in giving thanks and praising the LORD.

Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

All these were sons of Heman, the seer of the king in the words of God — to lift up the horn. And God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

All these were at the hands of their father in the song of the house of the LORD, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God — at the hands of the king: Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman.

And their number, with their brothers trained in song for the LORD — everyone skilled — was two hundred and eighty-eight.

And they cast lots for the watch, small and great alike, the skilled together with the learner.

And the first lot went out, for Asaph, to Joseph. The second: Gedaliah — he and his brothers and his sons, twelve.

The third: Zaccur — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The fourth: to Izri — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The fifth: Nethaniah — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The sixth: Bukkiah — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The seventh: Jesarelah — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The eighth: Jeshaiah — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The ninth: Mattaniah — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The tenth: Shimei — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The eleventh: Azarel — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The twelfth: to Hashabiah — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The thirteenth: Shubael — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The fourteenth: Mattithiah — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The fifteenth: to Jeremoth — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The sixteenth: to Hananiah — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The seventeenth: to Joshbekashah — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The eighteenth: to Hanani — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The nineteenth: to Mallothi — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The twentieth: to Eliathah — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The twenty-first: to Hothir — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The twenty-second: to Giddalti — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The twenty-third: to Mahazioth — his sons and his brothers, twelve.

The twenty-fourth: to Romamti-ezer — his sons and his brothers, twelve.