1 Chronicles 25:1-17

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The Musicians

25 David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph,^(A) Heman^(B) and Jeduthun^(C) for the ministry of prophesying,^(D) accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals.^(E) Here is the list of the men^(F) who performed this service:^(G)

²From the sons of Asaph:

Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision.

³As for Jeduthun, from his sons:^(H)

Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,^[a] Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six in all, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied, using the harp^(I) in thanking and praising the Lord.

⁴As for Heman, from his sons:

Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-Ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth. ⁵(All these were sons of Heman the king’s seer. They were given him through the promises of God to exalt him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.)

⁶All these men were under the supervision of their father^(J) for the music of the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the ministry at the house of God.

Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman^(K) were under the supervision of the king.^(L) ⁷Along with their relatives—all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord—they numbered 288. ⁸Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots^(M) for their duties.

⁹The first lot, which was for Asaph,^(N) fell to Joseph,
his sons and relatives^[b]	12^[c]
the second to Gedaliah,
him and his relatives and sons	12
¹⁰the third to Zakkur,
his sons and relatives	12
¹¹the fourth to Izri,^[d]
his sons and relatives	12
¹²the fifth to Nethaniah,
his sons and relatives	12
¹³the sixth to Bukkiah,
his sons and relatives	12
¹⁴the seventh to Jesarelah,^[e]
his sons and relatives	12
¹⁵the eighth to Jeshaiah,
his sons and relatives	12
¹⁶the ninth to Mattaniah,
his sons and relatives	12
¹⁷the tenth to Shimei,
his sons and relatives	12

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Footnotes

1 Chronicles 25:3 One Hebrew manuscript and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 17); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have Shimei.
1 Chronicles 25:9 See Septuagint; Hebrew does not have his sons and relatives.
1 Chronicles 25:9 See the total in verse 7; Hebrew does not have twelve.
1 Chronicles 25:11 A variant of Zeri
1 Chronicles 25:14 A variant of Asarelah