Chapter 25
The Musicians. 1 David, together with the captains of the army, set aside some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun who were to prophesy[a] with harps, lyres, and cymbals. This is the list of those engaged in their ministry.
2 From the sons of Asaph there were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph who prophesied at the command of the king.
3 From Jeduthun there were his sons Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah. There were six of them in all. They were under the direction of their father Jeduthun who prophesied using the harp to give thanks and praise to the Lord.
4 From Heman there were his sons Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 These were all the sons of Heman, the king’s seer. They were given the word of God to exalt him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All of these were under the direction of their father. They played music for the temple of the Lord upon cymbals, lyres, and harps, for the ministry of the temple of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
7 Along with their brethren, all of whom were trained and skilled in performing the songs of the Lord, there were two hundred and eighty-eight of them. 8 The young and old, the teacher and the student all cast lots.
9 The first lot fell to Asaph, to the family of Joseph; the second fell to Gedaliah, who together with his brethren and sons numbered twelve; 10 the third lot fell to Zaccur, who together with his sons and brethren numbered twelve; 11 the fourth lot fell to Izri, who together with his sons and his brethren numbered twelve; 12 the fifth lot fell to Nethaniah, who together with his sons and relatives numbered twelve; 13 the sixth lot fell to Bukkiah, who together with his sons and relatives numbered twelve; 14 the seventh lot fell to Jesarelah, who together with his sons and relatives numbered twelve; 15 the eighth lot fell to Jeshaiah, who together with his sons and relatives numbered twelve; 16 the ninth lot fell to Mattaniah, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 17 the tenth lot fell to Shimei, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 18 the eleventh lot fell to Uzziel, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 19 the twelfth lot fell to Hashabiah, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 20 the thirteenth lot fell to Shubael, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 21 the fourteenth lot fell to Mattithiah, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 22 the fifteenth lot fell to Jeremoth, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 23 the sixteenth lot fell to Hananiah, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 24 the seventeenth lot fell to Joshbekashah, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 25 the eighteenth lot fell to Hanani, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 26 the nineteenth lot fell to Mallothi, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 27 the twentieth lot fell to Eliathah, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 28 the twenty-first lot fell to Hothir, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 29 the twenty-second lot fell to Giddalti, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 30 the twenty-third lot fell to Mahazioth, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 31 the twenty-fourth lot fell to Romamti-ezer, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 25:1 Prophesy: i.e., they sang under inspiration, either like the prophets gathered in the guilds, who sang to the sound of musical instruments, or in the sense that they were the authors of inspired songs. See Pss 51; 74–84 (Asaph); 88 (Heman); 62 (Jeduthun).