历代志上 25

1David and the officers of the army set apart for service the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The list of those who performed this work, according to their service, was:

2Sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah—sons of Asaph under the charge of Asaph, who prophesied by order of the king.

3Jeduthun—the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, Mattithiah—6, under the charge of their father Jeduthun, who, accompanied on the harp, prophesied, praising and extolling GOD.

4Heman—the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth;

5all these were sons of Heman, the seer of the king, [who uttered] prophecies for God’s greater glory. (God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.)

6All these were under the charge of their father for the singing in the House of GOD, to the accompaniment of cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the House of God by order of the king. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman—

7their total number with their kindred, trained singers of GOD—all the masters, 288.

8They cast lots for shifts on the principle of “small and great alike, like master like apprentice.”

9The first lot fell to Asaph—to Joseph; the second, to Gedaliah, he and his brothers and his sons—12;

10the third, to Zaccur: his sons and his brothers—12;

11the fourth, to Izri: his sons and his brothers—12;

12the fifth, to Nethaniah: his sons and his brothers—12;

13the sixth, to Bukkiah: his sons and his brothers—12;

14the seventh, to Jesarelah: his sons and his brothers—12;

15the eighth, to Jeshaiah: his sons and his brothers—12;

16the ninth, to Mattaniah: his sons and his brothers—12;

17the tenth, to Shimei: his sons and his brothers—12;

18the eleventh to Azarel: his sons and his brothers—12;

19the twelfth, to Hashabiah: his sons and his brothers—12;

20the thirteenth, to Shubael: his sons and his brothers—12;

21the fourteenth, to Mattithiah: his sons and his brothers—12;

22the fifteenth, to Jeremoth: his sons and his brothers—12;

23the sixteenth, to Hananiah: his sons and his brothers—12;

24the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah: his sons and his brothers—12;

25the eighteenth, to Hanani: his sons and his brothers—12;

26the nineteenth, to Mallothi: his sons and his brothers—12;

27the twentieth, to Eliathah: his sons and his brothers—12;

28the twenty-first, to Hothir: his sons and his brothers—12;

29the twenty-second, to Giddalti: his sons and his brothers—12;

30the twenty-third, to Mahazioth: his sons and his brothers—12;

31the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer: his sons and his brothers—12.