1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was: 2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.*25.2 Asarelah: otherwise called Jesharelah*25.2 according…: Heb. by the hands of the king 3 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.*25.3 Zeri: or, Izri 4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:*25.4 Uzziel: also called, Azareel*25.4 Shebuel: also called, Shubael 5 All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.*25.5 words: or, matters 6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.*25.6 according…: Heb. by the hands of the king 7 So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

8 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. 9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve: 10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 18 The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 31 The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.

1 EN Dawid en die leërowerstes het vir die diens die seuns van Asaf en Heman en Jedútun afgesonder, wat op siters en op harpe en op simbale besield gespeel het, en die getal van hulle wat die werk volgens hulle diens gedoen het, was —

2 van die seuns van Asaf: Sakkur en Josef en Netánja en Asaréla, die seuns van Asaf; onder leiding van Asaf wat volgens aanwysing van die koning besield gespeel het.

3 Van Jedútun, die seuns van Jedútun was Gedálja en Seri en Jesaja, Hasábja, Símeï en Mattítja, ses, onder leiding van hulle vader Jedútun wat op die siter besield gespeel het by die loof en prys van die Here;

4 van Heman, die seuns van Heman was Bukkía, Mattánja, Ússiël, Sébuel en Jérimot, Hanánja, Hanáni, Eliáta, Giddálti en Romámti-Eser, Josbekása, Mallóti, Hotir, Mahásiot.

5 Hulle almal was seuns van Heman, die siener van die koning in die woorde van God. Om hom te versterk, het God aan Heman veertien seuns en drie dogters gegee.

6 Hulle almal was onder leiding van hulle vader by die gesang in die huis van die Here, met simbale, harpe en siters, vir die diens in die huis van God volgens aanwysing van die koning: Asaf en Jedútun en Heman.

7 En hulle getal saam met hulle broers wat geoefend was in die gesang tot eer van die Here, almal meesters, was tweehonderd-agt-en-tagtig.

8 En hulle het die lot gewerp vir die reëling van die diens, die kleinste net soos die grootste, die meester saam met die leerling.

9 En die eerste lot het uitgekom vir Asaf, naamlik vir Josef; die tweede vir Gedálja; hy en sy broers en sy seuns was twaalf;

10 die derde vir Sakkur; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

11 die vierde vir Jisri; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

12 die vyfde vir Netánja; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

13 die sesde vir Bukkía; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

14 die sewende vir Jesaréla; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

15 die agtste vir Jesaja; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

16 die negende vir Mattánja; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

17 die tiende vir Símeï; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

18 die elfde vir Asáreël; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

19 die twaalfde vir Hasábja; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

20 die dertiende vir Súbael; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

21 die veertiende vir Mattítja; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

22 die vyftiende vir Jéremot; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

23 die sestiende vir Hanánja; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

24 die sewentiende vir Josbekása; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

25 die agttiende vir Hanáni; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

26 die negentiende vir Mallóti; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

27 die twintigste vir Eliáta; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

28 die een-en-twintigste vir Hotir; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

29 die twee-en-twintigste vir Giddálti; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

30 die drie-en-twintigste vir Mahásiot; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf;

31 die vier-en-twintigste vir Romámti-Eser; sy seuns en sy broers, twaalf.