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Number and Services of Musicians

¹ Moreover, David and the commanders of the army selected for the temple service some of the sons of ^(C1)Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to ^(F1)(C2)prophesy with lyres, ^(C3)harps, and cymbals. The list of the musicians who performed their service was as follows:² Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied ^(F1)under the ^(F2)direction of the king.^3 (C1)Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the LORD.⁴ Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.⁵ All these men were the sons of Heman ^(C1)the king's seer to ^(F1)exalt him in accordance with the words of God; for God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. ^(VR1)6 All these were under the direction of their father to sing in the house of the LORD, ^(C1)with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. ^(C2)Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order and direction of the king.⁷ So their number who led the remainder of the 4,000, with their relatives who were trained in singing to the LORD, all who were skillful, was ^(C1)288. ^(VR1)

Divisions of Musicians

⁹ The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him, his relatives and his sons, twelve;¹⁰ the third to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve;¹¹ the fourth to Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve;¹² the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;¹³ the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;¹⁴ the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;¹⁵ the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;¹⁶ the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;¹⁷ the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve;¹⁸ the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve;¹⁹ the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²⁰ the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²¹ the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²² the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²³ the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²⁴ the seventeenth of Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²⁵ the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²⁶ the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²⁷ the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²⁸ the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²⁹ the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve;³⁰ the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;³¹ the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve.