1 Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of A1 Chr 6:33, 39Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to B2 Kin 3:15prophesy with lyres, C1 Chr 15:16harps and cymbals; and the number of 1Lit workmen according to their servicethose who performed their service was: 2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and 1In v 14, JesharelahAsharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the 2Lit hand(s)direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the 2Lit hand(s)direction of the king. 3 A1 Chr 16:41, 42Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, 1In v 11, IzriZeri, Jeshaiah, 2So with mss and ancient versions, cf v 17Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six, under the 3Lit handsdirection of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the Loʀᴅ. 4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, 1In v 18, AzarelUzziel, 2In v 20, ShubaelShebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. 5 All these were the sons of Heman A2 Sam 24:11; 1 Chr 21:9the king’s seer to 1Lit lift up the hornexalt him according to the words of God, for God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman. 6 All these were under the 1Lit handsdirection of their father to sing in the house of the Loʀᴅ, A1 Chr 15:16with cymbals, harps and lyres, for the service of the house of God. B1 Chr 15:19Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the 1Lit handsdirection of the king. 7 Their number who were trained in singing to the Loʀᴅ, with their 1Lit brothers, and so throughout the chrelatives, all who were skillful, was A1 Chr 23:5288.

8 A1 Chr 26:13They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the pupil.

9 Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph, the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were twelve; 10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 11 the fourth to 1In v 3, ZeriIzri, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 14 the seventh to 1In v 2, AsherelahJesharelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 18 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 20 for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 21 for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 22 for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 23 for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 24 for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 25 for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 26 for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 27 for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 28 for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 29 for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 30 for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve; 31 for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve.