1Moreover 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: 2Of 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 . 3Of 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 . 4Of Heman : the sons of Heman ; Bukkiah , Mattaniah , Uzziel , Shebuel , and Jerimoth , Hananiah , Hanani , Eliathah , Giddalti , and Romamti-ezer , Joshbekashah , Mallothi , Hothir , and 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 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 . 7So 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 .
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8And they cast lots , ward against ward , 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 , who with his brethren and sons were twelve : 10The third to Zaccur , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 11The fourth to Izri , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 12The fifth to Nethaniah , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 13The sixth to Bukkiah , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 14The seventh to Jesharelah , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 15The eighth to Jeshaiah , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 16The ninth to Mattaniah , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 17The tenth to Shimei , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 18The eleventh to Azareel , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 19The twelfth to Hashabiah , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 20The thirteenth to Shubael , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 21The fourteenth to Mattithiah , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 22The fifteenth to Jeremoth , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 23The sixteenth to Hananiah , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 25The eighteenth to Hanani , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 26The nineteenth to Mallothi , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 27The twentieth to Eliathah , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 28The one and twentieth to Hothir , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 29The two and twentieth to Giddalti , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve : 31The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer , he , his sons , and his brethren , were twelve .