1 Chronicles 25

Sons of Jeduthun and Heman 1 Chronicles 25:3–6

³Verse 3. Of Jeduthun; the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh with the harp. ⁴Verse 4. Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. ⁵Verse 5. All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. ⁶Verse 6. All these were under the hands of their father for song in Yahweh’s house, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God’s house; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.

Number and Skill of Musicians 1 Chronicles 25:7–8

⁷Verse 7. The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to Yahweh, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight. ⁸Verse 8. They cast lots for their offices, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the student.

Casting Lots for Musicians' Duties 1 Chronicles 25:9–24

⁹Verse 9. Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, he and his brothers and sons were twelve; ¹⁰Verse 10. the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ¹¹Verse 11. the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ¹²Verse 12. the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ¹³Verse 13. the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ¹⁴Verse 14. the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

¹⁵Verse 15. the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ¹⁶Verse 16. the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ¹⁷Verse 17. the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ¹⁸Verse 18. the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ¹⁹Verse 19. the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ²⁰Verse 20. for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

²¹Verse 21. for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ²²Verse 22. for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ²³Verse 23. for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ²⁴Verse 24. for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

Final Assignments of Musicians 1 Chronicles 25:25–31

²⁵Verse 25. for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ²⁶Verse 26. for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ²⁷Verse 27. for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ²⁸Verse 28. for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ²⁹Verse 29. for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve; ³⁰Verse 30. for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

³¹Verse 31. for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.