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Number and Services of Musicians

¹ Moreover, David and the commanders of the army separated for the service some of the sons of ^(C1)Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to ^(C2)prophesy with lyres, ^(C3)harps, and cymbals; and the number of ^(F1)those who performed their service was:² Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and ^(F1)Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the ^(F2)direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the ^(F2)direction of the king.^3 (C1)Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, ^(F1)Zeri, Jeshaiah, ^(F2)Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the ^(F3)direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh.⁴ Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, ^(F1)Uzziel, ^(F2)Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.⁵ All these were the sons of Heman ^(C1)the king's seer to ^(F1)exalt him according to the words of God. So God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman.⁶ All these were under the ^(F1)direction of their father to sing in the house of Yahweh, ^(C1)with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. ^(C2)Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the ^(F1)direction of the king.⁷ And their number who were trained in singing to Yahweh, with their ^(F1)relatives, all who were skillful, was ^(C1)288.

Responsibilities of the Musicians

⁹ Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph, the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were twelve;¹⁰ the third to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve;¹¹ the fourth to ^(F1)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 ^(F1)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 for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²¹ for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²² for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²³ for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²⁴ for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²⁵ for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²⁶ for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²⁷ for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²⁸ for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve;²⁹ for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve;³⁰ for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;³¹ for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve.