The First Book of the Chronicles 25

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1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun who should prophesy with harps with psalteries and with cymbals and the number of the workmen according to their service was ⚑

2 Of the sons of Asaph Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asarelah the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph which prophesied according to the order of the king ⚑

3 Of Jeduthun the sons of Jeduthun Gedaliah and Zeri and Jeshaiah Hashabiah and Mattithiah six under the hands of their father Jeduthun who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the LORD ⚑

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

5 All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God to lift up the horn And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters ⚑

6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD with cymbals psalteries and harps for the service of the house of God according to the king’s order to Asaph Jeduthun and Heman ⚑

7 So the number of them with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD even all that were cunning was two hundred fourscore and eight ⚑

8 And they cast lots ward against ward as well the small as the great the teacher as the scholar ⚑

9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph the second to Gedaliah who with his brethren and sons were twelve ⚑

10 The third to Zaccur he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

11 The fourth to Izri he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

12 The fifth to Nethaniah he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

13 The sixth to Bukkiah he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

14 The seventh to Jesharelah he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

15 The eighth to Jeshaiah he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

16 The ninth to Mattaniah he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

17 The tenth to Shimei he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

18 The eleventh to Azareel he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

19 The twelfth to Hashabiah he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

20 The thirteenth to Shubael he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

23 The sixteenth to Hananiah he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

25 The eighteenth to Hanani he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

26 The nineteenth to Mallothi he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

27 The twentieth to Eliathah he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

28 The one and twentieth to Hothir he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

31 The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer he his sons and his brethren were twelve ⚑

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain