251 Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun , who were to prophesy with lyres , harps and cymbals ; and the number of those who performed their service was: 2 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 . 3 Of Jeduthun , the sons of Jeduthun : Gedaliah , Zeri , Jeshaiah , Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah , six , under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp , who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the Lord . 4 Of Heman , the sons of Heman : Bukkiah , Mattaniah , Uzziel , Shebuel and Jerimoth , Hananiah , Hanani , Eliathah , Giddalti and Romamti-ezer , Joshbekashah , Mallothi , Hothir , Mahazioth . 5 All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer to exalt him according to the words of God , for God gave fourteen e sons and three daughters to Heman . 6 All 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 . 7 Their number who were trained in singing to the Lord , with their relatives , all who were skillful , was 288 e e .
8 They cast lots for their duties , all alike , the small as well as the great , the teacher as well as the pupil . 9 Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph , the second for Gedaliah , he with his relatives and sons were twelve e ; 10 the third to Zaccur , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 11 the fourth to Izri , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 12 the fifth to Nethaniah , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 13 the sixth to Bukkiah , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 14 the seventh to Jesharelah , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 15 the eighth to Jeshaiah , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 16 the ninth to Mattaniah , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 17 the tenth to Shimei , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 18 the eleventh e to Azarel , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 19 the twelfth e to Hashabiah , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 20 for the thirteenth e , Shubael , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 21 for the fourteenth e , Mattithiah , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 22 for the fifteenth e to Jeremoth , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 23 for the sixteenth e to Hananiah , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 24 for the seventeenth e to Joshbekashah , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 25 for the eighteenth e to Hanani , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 26 for the nineteenth e to Mallothi , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 27 for the twentieth to Eliathah , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 28 for the twenty-first e to Hothir , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 29 for the twenty-second e to Giddalti , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 30 for the twenty-third e to Mahazioth , his sons and his relatives , twelve e ; 31 for the twenty-fourth e to Romamti-ezer , his sons and his relatives , twelve e .
