1 Chronicles 25
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 25
The Musicians. 1 David, together with the captains of the army, set aside some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun who were to prophesy[a] with harps, lyres, and cymbals. This is the list of those engaged in their ministry.
2 From the sons of Asaph there were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph who prophesied at the command of the king.
3 From Jeduthun there were his sons Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah. There were six of them in all. They were under the direction of their father Jeduthun who prophesied using the harp to give thanks and praise to the Lord.
4 From Heman there were his sons Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 These were all the sons of Heman, the king’s seer. They were given the word of God to exalt him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All of these were under the direction of their father. They played music for the temple of the Lord upon cymbals, lyres, and harps, for the ministry of the temple of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
7 Along with their brethren, all of whom were trained and skilled in performing the songs of the Lord, there were two hundred and eighty-eight of them. 8 The young and old, the teacher and the student all cast lots.
9 The first lot fell to Asaph, to the family of Joseph; the second fell to Gedaliah, who together with his brethren and sons numbered twelve; 10 the third lot fell to Zaccur, who together with his sons and brethren numbered twelve; 11 the fourth lot fell to Izri, who together with his sons and his brethren numbered twelve; 12 the fifth lot fell to Nethaniah, who together with his sons and relatives numbered twelve; 13 the sixth lot fell to Bukkiah, who together with his sons and relatives numbered twelve; 14 the seventh lot fell to Jesarelah, who together with his sons and relatives numbered twelve; 15 the eighth lot fell to Jeshaiah, who together with his sons and relatives numbered twelve; 16 the ninth lot fell to Mattaniah, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 17 the tenth lot fell to Shimei, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 18 the eleventh lot fell to Uzziel, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 19 the twelfth lot fell to Hashabiah, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 20 the thirteenth lot fell to Shubael, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 21 the fourteenth lot fell to Mattithiah, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 22 the fifteenth lot fell to Jeremoth, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 23 the sixteenth lot fell to Hananiah, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 24 the seventeenth lot fell to Joshbekashah, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 25 the eighteenth lot fell to Hanani, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 26 the nineteenth lot fell to Mallothi, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 27 the twentieth lot fell to Eliathah, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 28 the twenty-first lot fell to Hothir, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 29 the twenty-second lot fell to Giddalti, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 30 the twenty-third lot fell to Mahazioth, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve; 31 the twenty-fourth lot fell to Romamti-ezer, who together with his sons and his relatives numbered twelve.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 25:1 Prophesy: i.e., they sang under inspiration, either like the prophets gathered in the guilds, who sang to the sound of musical instruments, or in the sense that they were the authors of inspired songs. See Pss 51; 74–84 (Asaph); 88 (Heman); 62 (Jeduthun).
1 Chronicles 25
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 25
The Singers. 1 David and the leaders of the liturgy set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who prophesied[a] to the accompaniment of lyres and harps and cymbals.(A)
This is the list of those who performed this service: 2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the guidance of the king. 3 Of Jeduthun, these sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah; six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied to the accompaniment of a lyre, to give thanks and praise to the Lord. 4 Of Heman, these sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s seer for divine matters; to exalt him God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.(B) 6 All these, whether of Asaph, Jeduthun, or Heman, were under their fathers’ direction in the singing in the house of the Lord to the accompaniment of cymbals, harps and lyres, serving in the house of God, under the guidance of the king.(C) 7 Their number, together with that of their kinsmen who were trained in singing to the Lord, all of them skilled men, was two hundred and eighty-eight. 8 They cast lots for their functions equally, young and old, master and pupil alike.(D)
9 The first lot fell to Asaph, to the family of Joseph; he and his sons and his kinsmen were twelve. Gedaliah was the second; he and his kinsmen and his sons were twelve. 10 The third was Zaccur, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 11 The fourth fell to Izri, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 12 The fifth was Nethaniah, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 13 The sixth was Bukkiah, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 14 The seventh was Jesarelah, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 15 The eighth was Jeshaiah, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 16 The ninth was Mattaniah, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 17 The tenth was Shimei, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 18 The eleventh was Uzziel, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 19 The twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 20 The thirteenth was Shubael, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 21 The fourteenth was Mattithiah, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 22 The fifteenth fell to Jeremoth, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 23 The sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 24 The seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 25 The eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 26 The nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 27 The twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 28 The twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 29 The twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 30 The twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve. 31 The twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his kinsmen: twelve.
Footnotes
- 25:1 This list of twenty-four classes of Temple singers balances the list of the twenty-four classes of priests (24:4–19). The last nine names in v. 4, which seem to form a special group, were perhaps originally fragments or incipits (the opening words) of hymns. With some slight changes in the vocalization, these names would mean: “Have mercy on me, O Lord,” “Have mercy on me,” “You are my God,” “I magnify,” “I extol the help of…,” “Sitting in adversity,” “I have fulfilled,” “He made abundant,” and “Visions.”
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