1 Chronicles 25:2-29
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 25
2Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king. 3Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the Lord. 4Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer to exalt him according to the words of God, for God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman. 6All of these were under the direction of their father to sing 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 direction of the king. 7Their number who were trained in singing to the Lord, with their relatives, all who were skillful, was 288.
9Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph, the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were twelve;
10the third to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
11the fourth to Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
12the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
13the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
14the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
15the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
16the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
17the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
18the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
19the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
20for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
21for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
22for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
23for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
24for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
26for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
27for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
28for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
29for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
King James Version
4Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
5All 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.
6All 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.
7So 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.
Christian Standard Bible
4From Heman: Heman’s sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
5All these sons of Heman, the king’s seer, were given by the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6All these men were under their own fathers’ authority for the music in the Lord’s temple, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king’s authority.
7They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the Lord.
8They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.
New Living Translation
4From the sons of Heman, there were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
5All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s seer, for God had honored him with fourteen sons and three daughters.
6All these men were under the direction of their fathers as they made music at the house of the Lord. Their responsibilities included the playing of cymbals, harps, and lyres at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman reported directly to the king.
7They and their families were all trained in making music before the Lord, and each of them — 288 in all — was an accomplished musician.
8The musicians were appointed to their term of service by means of sacred lots, without regard to whether they were young or old, teacher or student.
9The first lot fell to Joseph of the Asaph clan and twelve of his sons and relatives. The second lot fell to Gedaliah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
10The third lot fell to Zaccur and twelve of his sons and relatives.
11The fourth lot fell to Zeri and twelve of his sons and relatives.
12The fifth lot fell to Nethaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
13The sixth lot fell to Bukkiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
14The seventh lot fell to Asarelah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
15The eighth lot fell to Jeshaiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
16The ninth lot fell to Mattaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
17The tenth lot fell to Shimei and twelve of his sons and relatives.
18The eleventh lot fell to Uzziel and twelve of his sons and relatives.
19The twelfth lot fell to Hashabiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
20The thirteenth lot fell to Shubael and twelve of his sons and relatives.
21The fourteenth lot fell to Mattithiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
22The fifteenth lot fell to Jerimoth and twelve of his sons and relatives.
23The sixteenth lot fell to Hananiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
24The seventeenth lot fell to Joshbekashah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
25The eighteenth lot fell to Hanani and twelve of his sons and relatives.
26The nineteenth lot fell to Mallothi and twelve of his sons and relatives.
27The twentieth lot fell to Eliathah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
28The twenty-first lot fell to Hothir and twelve of his sons and relatives.
29The twenty-second lot fell to Giddalti and twelve of his sons and relatives.
English Standard Version
Chapter 25
2Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king. 3Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord. 4Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. 5All these were the sons of Heman the king 's seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6They were all under the direction of their father in the music 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. 7The number of them along with their brothers, who were trained in singing to the Lord, all who were skillful, was 288. 8And they cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and pupil alike.
9The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him and his brothers and his sons, twelve;
10the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
11the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
12the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
13the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
14the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
15the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
16the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
17the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
18the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
19the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
20to the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
21to the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
22to the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
23to the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
24to the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
25to the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
26to the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
27to the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
28to the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
29to the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
New International Version
4As for Heman, from his sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-Ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth.
5(All these were sons of Heman the king’s seer. They were given him through the promises of God to exalt him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.)
6All these men were under the supervision of their father for the music of the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the ministry at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the supervision of the king.
7Along with their relatives—all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord—they numbered 288.
8Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots for their duties.
New King James Version
Chapter 25
2Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king. 3Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord. 4Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to exalt his horn. For God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6All these were under the direction of their father for the music in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the authority of the king.
7So the number of them, with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the Lord, all who were skillful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.
9Now the first lot for Asaph came out for Joseph; the second for Gedaliah, him with his brethren and sons, twelve;
10the third for Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
11the fourth for Jizri, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
12the fifth for Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
13the sixth for Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
14the seventh for Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
15the eighth for Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
16the ninth for Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
17the tenth for Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
18the eleventh for Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
19the twelfth for Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
20the thirteenth for Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
21the fourteenth for Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
22the fifteenth for Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
23the sixteenth for Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
24the seventeenth for Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
25the eighteenth for Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
26the nineteenth for Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
27the twentieth for Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
28the twenty-first for Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
29the twenty-second for Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
