1 And David and the captains of the host appointed out to do service, the sons of Asaph of Heman and Jeduthun, which did prophesy with harps, psalteries and cymbals. And they were numbered unto the work according to their office.
2 The sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, Asharelah, to wait on Asaph which prophesied by the king.
3 The sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah-Shimei, six, at the hands of their fathers Jeduthun, with harps: which Jeduthun prophesied for to thank and praise the LORD.
4 The sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth.
5 All these were of the sons of Heman the king's seer of visions with the word of God, to lift up the horn. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6 All these were at the hand of their father to sing in the house of the LORD with cymbals, psalteries and harps in the service of the house of God. And at the hand of the king was Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman:
7 But the multitude of them were with their brethren that were cunning in the song of the LORD. And the number of all that taught, were two hundred and fourscore and eight.
8 And they cast Lots indifferently how they should wait: the small as well as the great, the scholar as well as the schoolmaster.
9 And the first lot of Asaph fell to Joseph. The second to Gedaliah with his brethren and sons, twelve persons.
10 The third fell to Zaccur with his sons and brethren, being twelve persons.
11 The fourth to Izri with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
12 The fifth to Nethaniah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
13 The sixth to Bukkiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
14 The seventh to Jesharelah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
15 The eighth to Jeshaiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
16 The ninth to Mattaniah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
17 The tenth to Shimei with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
18 The eleventh to Azarel with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
19 The twelfth to Hashabiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
20 The thirteenth to Shubael with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
22 The fifteenth to Jerimoth with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
23 The sixteenth to Hananiah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
25 The eighteenth to Hanani with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
26 The nineteenth to Mallothi with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
27 The twentieth to Eliathah with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
28 The twenty-first to Hothir with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
29 The twenty-second to Giddalti with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
30 The twenty-third Mahazioth with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.
31 The twenty fourth to Romamtiezer with his sons and brethren, twelve persons.