1 A lso David and the chiefs of the host separated to the service some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who should prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals. The list of the musicians according to their service was:

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 O f the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied (witnessed and testified under divine inspiration) in keeping with the king’s order.

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 O f the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who witnessed and prophesied under divine inspiration with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.

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

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

5 A ll these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words and things of God to exalt Him; for God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters,

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 A ll of whom were under the direction of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order of the king.

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 S o the number of them, with their kinsmen who were specially trained in songs for the Lord, all who were talented singers, was 288.

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 c ast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and scholar alike.

And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

9 T he first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him, his brethren and his sons, twelve;

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

10 T he third to Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

11 T he fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

12 T he fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

13 T he sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

14 T he seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

15 T he eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

16 T he ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

17 T he tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

18 T he eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

19 T he twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

20 T he thirteenth to Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

21 T he fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

22 T he fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

23 T he sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

24 T he seventeenth of Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

25 T he eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

26 T he nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

27 T he twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

28 T he twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

29 T he twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

30 T he twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

31 T he twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.