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Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals; and the number of those who performed this service was:

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:

Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

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.

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD.

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 .

Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

Of Heman: the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer to exalt him according to the words of God, for God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman.

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.

All of these were under the direction of their father to sing in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.

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.

Their number who were trained in singing to the LORD, with their relatives, all who were skillful, was 288.

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.

They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the pupil.

And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph, the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were twelve;

Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:

the third to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

the fourth to Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve.

The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.