1Moreover David and the captains of the host set apart for the service certain 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 them that did the work according to their service was : 2of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur , and Joseph , and Nethaniah , and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied after the order of the king . 3Of Jeduthun ; the sons of Jeduthun : Gedaliah , and Zeri , and Jeshaiah , Hashabiah , and Mattithiah , six , under the hands of their father Jeduthun with the harp , who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Jehovah . 4Of Heman ; the sons of Heman : Bukkiah , Mattaniah , Uzziel , Shebuel , and Jerimoth , Hananiah , Hanani , Eliathah, Giddalti , and Romamti-ezer , Joshbekashah , Mallothi , Hothir , Mahazioth . 5All 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 . 6All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Jehovah , with cymbals , psalteries , and harps , for the service of the house of God ; Asaph, Jeduthun , and Heman being under the order of the king . 7And the number of them , with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto Jehovah , even all that were skilful , was two hundred fourscore and eight .
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8And they cast lots for their offices , all alike , as well the small as the great , the teacher as the scholar . 9Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph : the second to Gedaliah ; he and his brethren and sons were twelve : 10the third to Zaccur , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 11the fourth to Izri , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 12the fifth to Nethaniah , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 13the sixth to Bukkiah , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 14the seventh to Jesharelah , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 15the eighth to Jeshaiah , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 16the ninth to Mattaniah , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 17the tenth to Shimei , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 18the eleventh to Azarel , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 19the twelfth to Hashabiah , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 20for the thirteenth , Shubael , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 21for the fourteenth , Mattithiah , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 22for the fifteenth to Jeremoth , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 23for the sixteenth to Hananiah , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 24for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 25for the eighteenth to Hanani , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 26for the nineteenth to Mallothi , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 27for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve : 28for the one and twentieth to Hothir , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 29for the two and twentieth to Giddalti , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 30for the three and twentieth to Mahazioth , his sons and his brethren, twelve : 31for the four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve .