8 Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots for their duties. 9 The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons and relatives, 12 the second to Gedaliah, he and his relatives and sons, 12 10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and relatives, 12 11 the fourth to Izri, his sons and relatives, 12 12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and relatives, 12 13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and relatives, 12 14 the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons and relatives, 12 15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and relatives, 12 16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and relatives, 12 17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and relatives, 12 18 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and relatives, 12 19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and relatives, 12 20 the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons and relatives, 12 21 the fourteenth to Mattithiah his sons and relatives, 12 22 the fifteenth to Jerimoth, his sons and relatives, 12 23 the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and relatives, 12 24 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and relatives, 12 25 the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and relatives, 12 26 the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and relatives, 12 27 the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and relatives, 12 28 the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and relatives, 12 29 the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and relatives, 12 30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and relatives, 12 31 the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and relatives, 12.
8 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. 9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve: 10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 18 The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 31 The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
8 And they cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and pupil alike. 9 The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him and his brothers and his sons, twelve; 10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 11 the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 14 the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 18 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 20 to the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 21 to the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 22 to the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 23 to the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 24 to the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 25 to the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 26 to the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 27 to the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 28 to the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 29 to the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 30 to the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 31 to the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.
8 They drew names at random to see who would do what. Nobody, whether young or old, teacher or student, was given preference or advantage over another. 9 The first name from Asaph's family was Joseph and his twelve sons and brothers; second, Gedaliah and his twelve sons and brothers; 10 third, Zaccur and his twelve sons and brothers; 11 fourth, Izri and his twelve sons and brothers; 12 fifth, Nethaniah and his twelve sons and brothers; 13 sixth, Bukkiah and his twelve sons and brothers; 14 seventh, Jesarelah and his twelve sons and brothers; 15 eighth, Jeshaiah and his twelve sons and brothers; 16 ninth, Mattaniah and his twelve sons and brothers; 17 tenth, Shimei and his twelve sons and brothers; 18 eleventh, Azarel and his twelve sons and brothers; 19 twelfth, Hashabiah and his twelve sons and brothers; 20 thirteenth, Shubael and his twelve sons and brothers; 21 fourteenth, Mattithiah and his twelve sons and brothers; 22 fifteenth, Jerimoth and his twelve sons and brothers; 23 sixteenth, Hananiah and his twelve sons and brothers; 24 seventeenth, Joshbekashah and his twelve sons and brothers; 25 eighteenth, Hanani and his twelve sons and brothers; 26 nineteenth, Mallothi and his twelve sons and brothers; 27 twentieth, Eliathah and his twelve sons and brothers; 28 twenty-first, Hothir and his twelve sons and brothers; 29 twenty-second, Giddalti and his twelve sons and brothers; 30 twenty-third, Mahazioth and his twelve sons and brothers; 31 twenty-fourth, Romamti-Ezer and his twelve sons and brothers.
8 And they cast lots for their duty, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the student. 9 Now the first lot for Asaph came out for Joseph; the second for Gedaliah, him with his brethren and sons, twelve; 10 the third for Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 11 the fourth for Jizri, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 12 the fifth for Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 13 the sixth for Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 14 the seventh for Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 15 the eighth for Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 16 the ninth for Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 17 the tenth for Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 18 the eleventh for Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 19 the twelfth for Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 20 the thirteenth for Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 21 the fourteenth for Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 22 the fifteenth for Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 23 the sixteenth for Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 24 the seventeenth for Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 25 the eighteenth for Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 26 the nineteenth for Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 27 the twentieth for Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 28 the twenty-first for Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 29 the twenty-second for Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 30 the twenty-third for Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 31 the twenty-fourth for Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
8 The musicians were appointed to their term of service by means of sacred lots, without regard to whether they were young or old, teacher or student. 9 The first lot fell to Joseph of the Asaph clan and twelve of his sons and relatives. The second lot fell to Gedaliah and twelve of his sons and relatives. 10 The third lot fell to Zaccur and twelve of his sons and relatives. 11 The fourth lot fell to Zeri and twelve of his sons and relatives. 12 The fifth lot fell to Nethaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives. 13 The sixth lot fell to Bukkiah and twelve of his sons and relatives. 14 The seventh lot fell to Asarelah and twelve of his sons and relatives. 15 The eighth lot fell to Jeshaiah and twelve of his sons and relatives. 16 The ninth lot fell to Mattaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives. 17 The tenth lot fell to Shimei and twelve of his sons and relatives. 18 The eleventh lot fell to Uzziel and twelve of his sons and relatives. 19 The twelfth lot fell to Hashabiah and twelve of his sons and relatives. 20 The thirteenth lot fell to Shubael and twelve of his sons and relatives. 21 The fourteenth lot fell to Mattithiah and twelve of his sons and relatives. 22 The fifteenth lot fell to Jerimoth and twelve of his sons and relatives. 23 The sixteenth lot fell to Hananiah and twelve of his sons and relatives. 24 The seventeenth lot fell to Joshbekashah and twelve of his sons and relatives. 25 The eighteenth lot fell to Hanani and twelve of his sons and relatives. 26 The nineteenth lot fell to Mallothi and twelve of his sons and relatives. 27 The twentieth lot fell to Eliathah and twelve of his sons and relatives. 28 The twenty-first lot fell to Hothir and twelve of his sons and relatives. 29 The twenty-second lot fell to Giddalti and twelve of his sons and relatives. 30 The twenty-third lot fell to Mahazioth and twelve of his sons and relatives. 31 The twenty-fourth lot fell to Romamti-ezer and twelve of his sons and relatives.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 25:8-31
Chapter Contents
The singers and musicians.
David put those in order who were appointed to be singers and musicians in the temple. To prophesy, in this place, means praising God with great earnestness and devout affections, under the influences of the Holy Spirit. In raising these affections, poetry and music were employed. If the Spirit of God do not put life and fervour into our devotions, they will, however ordered, be a lifeless, worthless form.