1 Chronicles 25
Christian Standard Bible
The Levitical Musicians
25 David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman,(A) and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy(B) accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals.(C) This is the list of the men who performed their service:
2 From Asaph’s sons:
Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under Asaph’s authority, who prophesied under the authority of the king.
3 From Jeduthun:(D) Jeduthun’s sons:
Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,[a] Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six—under the authority of their father Jeduthun, prophesying to the accompaniment of lyres, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.
4 From Heman: Heman’s sons:
Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these sons of Heman, the king’s seer,(E) were given by the promises of God to exalt him,[b] for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6 All these men were under their own fathers’ authority for the music in the Lord’s temple, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king’s authority. 7 They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the Lord. 8 They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.(F)
| 9 The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph, his sons, and his relatives— | 12[c] |
| to Gedaliah the second: him, his relatives, and his sons— | 12 |
| 10 the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 11 the fourth to Izri,[d] his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 14 the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 18 the eleventh to Azarel,[e] his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 20 the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 21 the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 22 the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 23 the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 24 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 25 the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 26 the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 27 the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 28 the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 29 the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his relatives— | 12 |
| 31 and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his relatives— | 12. |
1 Chronicles 25
Easy-to-Read Version
The Music Groups
25 David and the leaders of the army separated the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun for special service. Their special service was to prophesy God’s message with harps, lyres, and cymbals. Here is a list of the men who served this way:
2 From Asaph’s family: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. King David chose Asaph to prophesy. And Asaph led his sons.
3 From Jeduthun’s family: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah. There were six of them. Jeduthun led his sons. Jeduthun used harps to prophesy and give thanks and praise to the Lord.
4 Heman’s sons who served were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti Ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these men were Heman’s sons. Heman was David’s seer. God promised to make Heman strong. So Heman had many sons. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6 Heman led all his sons in singing in the Lord’s temple.[a] His sons used cymbals, lyres, and harps. That was their way of serving in God’s temple. King David chose these men. 7 These men and their relatives from the tribe of Levi were trained to sing. There were 288 men who learned to sing praises to the Lord. 8 They threw lots to choose the different kinds of work each person was to do. Everyone was treated the same. Young and old were treated the same. And the teacher was treated the same as the student.
9 The first one chosen was Asaph (Joseph).
Second, there were 12 men chosen from Gedaliah’s sons and relatives.
10 Third, there were 12 men chosen from Zaccur’s sons and relatives.
11 Fourth, there were 12 men chosen from Izri’s sons and relatives.
12 Fifth, there were 12 men chosen from Nethaniah’s sons and relatives.
13 Sixth, there were 12 men chosen from Bukkiah’s sons and relatives.
14 Seventh, there were 12 men chosen from Asarelah’s sons and relatives.
15 Eighth, there were 12 men chosen from Jeshaiah’s sons and relatives.
16 Ninth, there were 12 men chosen from Mattaniah’s sons and relatives.
17 Tenth, there were 12 men chosen from Shimei’s sons and relatives.
18 Eleventh, there were 12 men chosen from Azarel’s sons and relatives.
19 Twelfth, there were 12 men chosen from Hashabiah’s sons and relatives.
20 Thirteenth, there were 12 men chosen from Shubael’s sons and relatives.
21 Fourteenth, there were 12 men chosen from Mattithiah’s sons and relatives.
22 Fifteenth, there were 12 men chosen from Jeremoth’s sons and relatives.
23 Sixteenth, there were 12 men chosen from Hananiah’s sons and relatives.
24 Seventeenth, there were 12 men chosen from Joshbekashah’s sons and relatives.
25 Eighteenth, there were 12 men chosen from Hanani’s sons and relatives.
26 Nineteenth, there were 12 men chosen from Mallothi’s sons and relatives.
27 Twentieth, there were 12 men chosen from Eliathah’s sons and relatives.
28 Twenty-first, there were 12 men chosen from Hothir’s sons and relatives.
29 Twenty-second, there were 12 men chosen from Giddalti’s sons and relatives.
30 Twenty-third, there were 12 men chosen from Mahazioth’s sons and relatives.
31 Twenty-fourth, there were 12 men chosen from Romamti Ezer’s sons and relatives.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 25:6 temple Here, this means the Holy Tent where people went to worship the Lord.
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