1 Paralipomenon 25

¹Therefore David, and the officers of the host separated for the ministry the sons of Asaph, and Heman, and Idithun: which should prophesy on harps, and psalteries, and cymbals, according to their number serving the office dedicated to them.

²Of the sons of Asaph: Zacchur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela, the sons of Asaph: under the hand of Asaph prophesying near the king.

³Moreover Idithun: the sons of Idithun, Godolias, Sori, Jeseias, and Hasabias, and Mathathias, six, under the hand of their father Idithun, who prophesied on harp over them that confessed and praised our Lord.

⁴Of Heman also: the sons of Heman Bocciau, Mathaniau, Oziel, Subuel, and Jerimoth, Hananias, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddelthi, and Romemthiezer, & Jesbacassa, Mellothi, Othir, Mahazioth:

⁵all these the sons of Heman the Seer of the king in the words of God, that he might exalt the horn: & God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

⁶All under their fathers were distributed to sing in the temple of our Lord, on cymbals, & psalteries, and harps, for the ministries of the house of our Lord near the king: to wit, Asaph, and Idithun, and Heman.

⁷And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the song of our Lord, all the teachers two hundred eighty eight.

⁸And they did cast lots by their courses, equally as well the elder as the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.

⁹And the first lot came forth to Joseph, which was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sons, and his brethren twelve.

¹⁰The third to Zachur, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹¹The fourth to Isari, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹²The fifth to Nathanias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹³The sixth to Bocciau, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹⁴The seventh to Isreela, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹⁵The eighth to Jesaia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹⁶The ninth to Mathanias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹⁷The tenth to Semeias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹⁸The eleventh to Azareel, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

¹⁹The twelfth to Hasabia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²⁰The thirteenth to Subael, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²¹The fourteenth to Mathathias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²²The fifteenth to Jerimoth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²³The sixteenth to Hananias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²⁴The seventeenth to Jesbacassa, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²⁵The eighteenth to Hanani, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²⁶The nineteenth to Mellothi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²⁷The twentieth to Eliatha, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²⁸The one and twentieth to Othir, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

²⁹The two & twentieth to Geddelthi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

³⁰The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

³¹The four and twentieth to Romemthiezer, to his sons and his brethren twelve.