1David <01732> and the army <06635> officers <08269> selected <0914> some of the sons <01121> of Asaph <0623>, Heman <01968>, and Jeduthun <03038> to prophesy <05030> as they played <01961> stringed instruments <05035> <03658> and cymbals <04700>. The following <04557> men <0376> were assigned <04399> this responsibility <05656>:
2From the sons <01121> of Asaph <0623>: Zaccur <02139>, Joseph <03130>, Nethaniah <05418>, and Asarelah <0841>. The sons <01121> of Asaph <0623> were supervised <05921> by <03027> Asaph <0623>, who prophesied <05012> under <05921> the king’s <04428> supervision <03027>.
3From the sons <01121> of Jeduthun <03038>: Gedaliah <01436>, Zeri <06874>, Jeshaiah <03470>, Hashabiah <02811>, and Mattithiah <04993>– six <08337> in all, under <05921> supervision <03027> of their father <01> Jeduthun <03038>, who prophesied <05012> as he played a harp <03658>, giving thanks <03034> and praise <01984> to the Lord <03068>.
4From the sons <01121> of Heman <01968>: Bukkiah <01232>, Mattaniah <04983>, Uzziel <05816>, Shebuel <07619>, Jerimoth <03406>, Hananiah <02608>, Hanani <02607>, Eliathah <0448>, Giddalti <01437>, Romamti-Ezer <07320>, Joshbekashah <03436>, Mallothi <04413>, Hothir <01956>, and Mahazioth <04238>.
5All <03605> these <0428> were the sons <01121> of Heman <01968>, the king’s <04428> prophet <02374>. God <0430> had promised <01697> him these sons in order to make him prestigious <07161> <07311>. God <0430> gave <05414> Heman <01968> fourteen <06240> <0702> sons <01121> and three <07969> daughters <01323>.
6All <03605> of these <0428> were under <05921> the supervision <03027> of their fathers <01>; they were musicians <07892> in the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>, playing cymbals <04700> and stringed instruments <03658> <05035> as they served <05656> in God’s <0430> temple <01004>. Asaph <0623>, Jeduthun <03038>, and Heman <01968> were under <05921> the supervision <03027> of the king <04428>.
7They and their relatives <0251>, all <03605> of them skilled <0995> and trained <03925> to make music <07892> to the Lord <03068>, numbered <04557> two hundred <03967> eighty-eight <08083> <08084>.
8They cast <05307> lots <01486> to determine their responsibilities <04931>– oldest <01419> as well as youngest <06996>, teacher <0995> as well as student <08527>.
9The first <07223> lot <01486> went <03318> to Asaph’s <0623> son Joseph <03130> and his relatives and sons– twelve in all, the second <08145> to Gedaliah <01436> and his relatives <0251> and sons <01121>– twelve <06240> in all,
10the third <07992> to Zaccur <02139> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> <08147> in all,
11the fourth <07243> to Izri <03339> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
12the fifth <02549> to Nethaniah <05418> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
13the sixth <08345> to Bukkiah <01232> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
14the seventh <07637> to Jesharelah <03480> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> <08147> in all,
15the eighth <08066> to Jeshaiah <03470> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
16the ninth <08671> to Mattaniah <04983> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
17the tenth <06224> to Shimei <08096> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> <08147> in all,
18the eleventh <06240> <06249> to Azarel <05832> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
19the twelfth <06240> to Hashabiah <02811> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
20the thirteenth <06240> <07969> to Shubael <07619> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
21the fourteenth <06240> <0702> to Mattithiah <04993> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
22the fifteenth <06240> <02568> to Jerimoth <03406> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
23the sixteenth <06240> <08337> to Hananiah <02608> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
24the seventeenth <06240> <07651> to Joshbekashah <03436> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
25the eighteenth <06240> <08083> to Hanani <02607> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
26the nineteenth <06240> <08672> to Mallothi <04413> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
27the twentieth <06242> to Eliathah <0448> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
28the twenty-first <06242> <0259> to Hothir <01956> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
29the twenty-second <06242> <08147> to Giddalti <01437> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
30the twenty-third <06242> <07969> to Mahazioth <04238> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all,
31the twenty-fourth <06242> <0702> to Romamti-Ezer <07320> and his sons <01121> and relatives <0251>– twelve <06240> in all.