1 D avid and the captains of the army set apart for the work some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman and of Jeduthun. They were to speak God’s Word while harps and timbrels were playing. These are the names of those who served in this way.

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 T he sons of Asaph were: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asharelah. They were led by Asaph, who spoke for God under the leading of the king.

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 T he six sons of Jeduthun were: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah. They were led by their father Jeduthun, who spoke God’s Word using the harp, giving thanks and praising 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 T he sons of Heman were: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth.

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 A ll these were the sons of Heman the king’s man of God, to honor him by the Words of God. God gave 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 them were led by their father to sing in the Lord’s house. They sang and played timbrels and harps, serving in the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were led by 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 T he number of those and their brothers who were taught to sing to the Lord, all who were very good 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 T hey drew names for their work, the young and old alike, also the teacher and the one who was taught.

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

9 T hese are how the names were drawn. First was Joseph the son of Asaph. The second was Gedaliah. Together with his brothers and sons, there were 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 was Zaccur. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

11 T he fourth was Izri. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

12 T he fifth was Nethaniah. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

13 T he sixth was Bukkiah. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

14 T he seventh was Jesharelah. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

15 T he eighth was Jeshaiah. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

16 T he ninth was Mattaniah. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

17 T he tenth was Shimei. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

18 T he eleventh was Azarel. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

19 T he twelfth was Hashabiah. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

20 T he thirteenth was Shubael. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

21 T he fourteenth was Mattithiah. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

22 T he fifteenth was Jeremoth. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

23 T he sixteenth was Hananiah. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

24 T he seventeenth was Joshbekashah. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

25 T he eighteenth was Hanani. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

26 T he nineteenth was Mallothi. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

27 T he twentieth was Eliathah. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

28 T he twenty-first was Hothir. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

29 T he twenty-second was Giddalti. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

30 T he twenty-third was Mahazioth. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

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

31 A nd the twenty-fourth was Romamti-ezer. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.

the four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.