1 David och befälhavarna avskilde Asafs, Hemans och Jedutuns söner till att tjänstgöra som profeter med harpor, lyror och cymbaler. Detta är förteckningen på dem, de män som fick utföra denna tjänst: 2 Av Asafs söner: Sackur, Josef, Netanja och Asarela, Asafs söner, under ledning av Asaf som profeterade på kungens uppdrag.

3 Av Jedutun: Jedutuns söner Gedalja, Seri, Jesaja, Shimei*25:3ShimeiNamnet saknas i många handskrifter (men jfr vers 17)., Hashabja och Mattitja, sex till antalet, med harpor, under ledning av sin fader Jedutun som profeterade med tacksägelsesånger och lovsånger till Herren.

4 Av Heman: Hemans söner Buckia, Mattanja, Ussiel, Shebuel och Jerimot, Hananja, Hanani, Eliata, Giddalti och Romamti-Eser, Joshbekasha, Malloti, Hotir, Mahasiot. 5 Alla dessa var söner till Heman, som var kungens siare, enligt det löfte Gud hade gett att han skulle upphöja hans horn. Därför gav Gud Heman fjorton söner och tre döttrar.

6 Alla dessa stod var och en under sin fars ledning vid sången i Herrens hus till cymbaler, lyror och harpor vid tjänsten i Guds hus. De stod under kungens, Asafs, Jedutuns och Hemans ledning.

7 Antalet av dem och deras bröder som undervisats i att sjunga till Herrens ära, alla kunniga i det, utgjorde 288.

8 *1 Krön 24:31, 26:13. De kastade lott om tjänstgöringen, den minste såväl som den störste, den kunnige såväl som lärjungen.

9 Den första lotten kom ut för Asaf och föll på Josef.

Den andre blev Gedalja, han själv med sina bröder och söner, tillsammans tolv,

10 den tredje blev Sackur med sina söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

11 den fjärde lotten kom ut för Jisri med hans söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

12 den femte blev Netanja med sina söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

13 den sjätte blev Buckia med sina söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

14 den sjunde blev Jesarela med sina söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

15 den åttonde blev Jesaja med sina söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

16 den nionde blev Mattanja med sina söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

17 den tionde blev Shimei med sina söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

18 den elfte blev Asarel med sina söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

19 den tolfte lotten kom ut för Hashabja med hans söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

20 den trettonde blev Shubael med sina söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

21 den fjortonde blev Mattitja med sina söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

22 den femtonde lotten kom ut för Jeremot med hans söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

23 den sextonde för Hananja med hans söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

24 den sjuttonde för Joshbekasha med hans söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

25 den artonde för Hanani med hans söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

26 den nittonde för Malloti med hans söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

27 den tjugonde för Elijata med hans söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

28 den tjugoförsta för Hotir med hans söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

29 den tjugoandra för Giddalti med hans söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

30 den tjugotredje för Mahasiot med hans söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv,

31 den tjugofjärde för Romamti-Eser med hans söner och bröder, tillsammans tolv.

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.