1 Chronicles 25:1-31 - David Organizes The Musicians

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 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 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 from Heman, these descendants: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 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 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 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 Their duties, whether significant or insignificant, whether performed by teacher or pupil alike, were assigned by lottery.

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 to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹¹ the fourth to Izri, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹² the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹³ the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹⁴ the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹⁵ the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹⁶ the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹⁷ the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹⁸ the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹⁹ the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²⁰ the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²¹ the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²² the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²³ the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²⁴ the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²⁵ the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²⁶ the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²⁷ the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²⁸ the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²⁹ the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ³⁰ the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ³¹ the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve.