David Organizes The Musicians
1 Further, David and the chiefs of the servants of the holy place made selection of certain of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun for the work of prophets, to make melody with corded instruments and brass; and the number of the men for the work they had to do was:
1 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:
1 Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of (A)Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to (B)prophesy with lyres, (C)harps and cymbals; and the number of (a)those who performed their service was:
1 David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman,(A) and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy(B) accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals.(C) This is the list of the men who performed their service:
1 Along with officers in his army, David consecrated to assist in service to the descendants of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun those who prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals.
2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asharelah, sons of Asaph; under the direction of Asaph, acting as a prophet under the orders of the king;
2 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.
2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and (b)Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the (c)direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the (d)direction of the king.
2 From Asaph’s sons:Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under Asaph’s authority, who prophesied under the authority of the king.
2 The list of those who participated in this service included: from the descendants of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph mentored by Asaph himself, who prophesied under the supervision of the king;
3 Of Jeduthun: the six sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah and Zeri and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah; under the direction of their father Jeduthun who, acting as a prophet, with corded instruments gave praise and glory to the Lord.
3 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.
3 (D)Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, (e)Zeri, Jeshaiah, (f)Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six, under the (g)direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the Lord.
3 From Jeduthun:(D) Jeduthun’s sons:Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,(a) Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six—under the authority of their father Jeduthun, prophesying to the accompaniment of lyres, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.
3 from Jeduthun, these six of his descendants: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, mentored by their father Jeduthun, who played a lyre and prophesied, giving thanks and praise to the LORD;
4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth;
4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, (h)Uzziel, (i)Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
4 From Heman: Heman’s sons:Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
4 from Heman, these descendants: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
5 All these were sons of Heman, the king's seer in the words of God. And to make great his power God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
5 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.
5 All these were the sons of Heman (E)the king’s seer to (j)exalt him according to the words of God, for God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman.
5 All these sons of Heman, the king’s seer,(E) were given by the promises of God to exalt him,(b) for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
5 All of these were descendants of Heman the king's seer, according to God's promise to exalt him, since God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6 All these, under the direction of their father, made music in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments, for the worship of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the orders of the king.
6 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.
6 All these were under the (k)direction of their father to sing in the house of the Lord, (F)with cymbals, harps and lyres, for the service of the house of God. (G)Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the (l)direction of the king.
6 All 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.
6 They were all under their father's supervision regarding music in the Temple of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of the Temple of God.
7 And the number of them, with their brothers who were trained and expert in making melody to the Lord, was two hundred and eighty-eight.
7 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.
7 Their number who were trained in singing to the Lord, with their (m)relatives, all who were skillful, was (H)288.
7 They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the Lord.
7 Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under command of the king. They and their relatives who had been skillfully trained in singing to the LORD, numbered 288.
8 And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner.
8 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
8 (I)They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the pupil.
8 Their duties, whether significant or insignificant, whether performed by teacher or pupil alike, were assigned by lottery.
9 Now of the group of Asaph, the first name to come out was Joseph; the second Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve?
9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
9 Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph, the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were twelve;
9 The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers—12 to Gedaliah the second: him, his brothers, and his sons— 12
9 Asaph's first lottery was cast in favor of Joseph; the second went to Gedaliah, that is, to him, to his relatives, and his sons, for a total of twelve;
10 The third Zaccur, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
10 the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers—12
10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
12 The fifth Nethaniah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12
12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
13 The sixth Bukkiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers—12
13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
15 The eighth Jeshaiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers—12
15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
16 The ninth Mattaniah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12
16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
17 The tenth Shimei, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers—12
17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
19 The twelfth Hashabiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers—12
19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
20 The thirteenth Shubael, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
20 for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
20 the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers—12
20 the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
21 The fourteenth Mattithiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
21 for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
21 the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers—12
21 the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
22 The fifteenth Jeremoth, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
22 for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
22 the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers—12
22 the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
23 The sixteenth Hananiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
23 for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
23 the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers—12
23 the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
24 The seventeenth Joshbekashah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
24 for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
24 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers—12
24 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
25 The eighteenth Hanani, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
25 for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25 the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers—12
25 the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
26 The nineteenth Mallothi, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
26 for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
26 the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers—12
26 the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
27 The twentieth Eliathah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
27 for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
27 the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers—12
27 the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
28 The twenty-first Hothir, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
28 for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
28 the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers—12
28 the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
29 The twenty-second Giddalti, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
29 for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
29 the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers—12
29 the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
30 The twenty-third Mahazioth, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
30 for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers—12
30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve;
31 The twenty-fourth Romamti-ezer, with his sons and his brothers, twelve.
31 The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
31 for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve.
31 and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers—12.
31 the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve.