1 Chronicles 25:6-8

Expanded Bible

⁶ Heman directed all his sons in ·making music [singing] for the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord with cymbals, lyres, and harps; that was their way of serving in the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of God. King David ·was in charge of [directed; supervised] Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. ⁷ These men and their relatives were trained and skilled in ·making music for [singing to] the Lord. There were two hundred eighty-eight ·of them [with these skills; experts]. ⁸ Everyone threw lots ·to choose the time his family was to serve at the Temple [for their duties]. The ·young [small] and the ·old [great], the teacher and the student, had to throw lots.