1 Chronicles 25
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Temple Musicians
25 David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jedu′thun, who should prophesy with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was: 2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethani′ah, and Ashare′lah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king. 3 Of Jedu′thun, the sons of Jedu′thun: Gedali′ah, Zeri, Jesha′iah, Shim′e-i,[a] Hashabi′ah, and Mattithi′ah, six, under the direction of their father Jedu′thun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord. 4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukki′ah, Mattani′ah, Uz′ziel, Shebu′el, and Jer′imoth, Hanani′ah, Hana′ni, Eli′athah, Giddal′ti, and Romam′ti-e′zer, Joshbekash′ah, Mallo′thi, Hothir, Maha′zi-oth. 5 All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him; for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 They were all under the direction of their father in the music in the house of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jedu′thun, and Heman were under the order of the king. 7 The number of them along with their brethren, who were trained in singing to the Lord, all who were skilful, was two hundred and eighty-eight. 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 Gedali′ah, to him and his brethren and his sons, twelve; 10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 11 the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 12 the fifth to Nethani′ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 13 the sixth to Bukki′ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 14 the seventh to Jeshare′lah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 15 the eighth to Jesha′iah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 16 the ninth to Mattani′ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 17 the tenth to Shim′e-i, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 18 the eleventh to Az′arel, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 19 the twelfth to Hashabi′ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 20 to the thirteenth, Shu′ba-el, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 21 to the fourteenth, Mattithi′ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 22 to the fifteenth, to Jer′emoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 23 to the sixteenth, to Hanani′ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 24 to the seventeenth, to Joshbekash′ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 25 to the eighteenth, to Hana′ni, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 26 to the nineteenth, to Mallo′thi, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 27 to the twentieth, to Eli′athah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 28 to the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 29 to the twenty-second, to Giddal′ti, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 30 to the twenty-third, to Maha′zi-oth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 31 to the twenty-fourth, to Romam′ti-e′zer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 25:3 One Ms: Gk: Heb lacks Shimei
1 Chronicles 25
The Voice
25 David and the heads of the Levites, also known as the commanders of the army, selected for the service some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun. These men were expected to serve in the temple by prophesying with lyres, harps, and cymbals. These are the singers who performed these duties in order of their descent. 2 The sons of Asaph (Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah) were directed by Asaph who prophesied because the king appointed him that duty. 3 The six sons of Jeduthun (Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah) were directed by their father Jeduthun who used the harp to prophesy, as well as to testify about the Eternal. 4-5 The 14 sons of Heman the king’s prophet were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. His many sons and three daughters gave Heman prominence before God. 6-7 All these were directed by their father to sing with cymbals, harps, and lyres in the temple of the Eternal. These three families, 288 of whom were musically skilled, worked in the temple singing to the Eternal, but they served the king.
8 All of these men, the weak and the mighty, the students and the teachers, used a system of lots to determine their duties. These are the singers who performed in the temple in order of their duties: 9-31 Joseph (son of Asaph) drew the first lot; and the other singers drew lots in this order, second through 24th: Gedaliah, Zaccur, Izri, Nethaniah, Bukkiah, Jesharelah, Jeshaiah, Mattaniah, Shimei, Azarel, Hashabiah, Shubael, Mattithiah, Jeremoth, Hananiah, Joshbekashah, Hanani, Mallothi, Eliathah, Hothir, Giddalti, Mahazioth, and finally, Romamti-ezer. Each man who drew a lot represented 12 men, including his sons, his brothers, and himself, and these 24 groups served in the temple two weeks each year as the Levites did.
1 Chronicles 25
New International Version
The Musicians
25 David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph,(A) Heman(B) and Jeduthun(C) for the ministry of prophesying,(D) accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals.(E) Here is the list of the men(F) who performed this service:(G)
2 From the sons of Asaph:
Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision.
3 As for Jeduthun, from his sons:(H)
Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,[a] Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six in all, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied, using the harp(I) in thanking and praising the Lord.
4 As for Heman, from his sons:
Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-Ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth. 5 (All these were sons of Heman the king’s seer. They were given him through the promises of God to exalt him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.)
6 All these men were under the supervision of their father(J) for the music of the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the ministry at the house of God.
Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman(K) were under the supervision of the king.(L) 7 Along with their relatives—all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord—they numbered 288. 8 Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots(M) for their duties.
| 9 The first lot, which was for Asaph,(N) fell to Joseph, | |
| his sons and relatives[b] | 12[c] |
| the second to Gedaliah, | |
| him and his relatives and sons | 12 |
| 10 the third to Zakkur, | |
| his sons and relatives | 12 |
| 11 the fourth to Izri,[d] | |
| 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,[e] | |
| 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,[f] | |
| 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.(O) |
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 25:3 One Hebrew manuscript and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 17); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have Shimei.
- 1 Chronicles 25:9 See Septuagint; Hebrew does not have his sons and relatives.
- 1 Chronicles 25:9 See the total in verse 7; Hebrew does not have twelve.
- 1 Chronicles 25:11 A variant of Zeri
- 1 Chronicles 25:14 A variant of Asarelah
- 1 Chronicles 25:18 A variant of Uzziel
1 Cronache 25
La Nuova Diodati
25 Poi Davide e i capi dell'esercito appartarono per il servizio alcuni dei figli di Asaf, di Heman, e di Jeduthun perché cantassero inni sotto ispirazione con cetre, con arpe e con cembali. Il numero degli uomini che prestavano questo servizio era:
2 dei figli di Asaf: Zakkur, Josef, Nethaniah, Asarelah; i figli di Asaf erano sotto la direzione di Asaf, che cantava gli inni sotto ispirazione in base agli ordini del re.
3 Di Jeduthun, i figli di Jeduthun: Ghedaliah, Tseri, Jeshaiah, Scimei, Hashabiah e Mattihiah, sei, sotto la direzione del loro padre Jeduthun, che cantava inni sotto ispirazione con la cetra per celebrare e lodare l'Eterno.
4 Di Heman, i figli di Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Scebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Ghiddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir e Mahazioth.
5 Tutti questi erano figli di Heman veggente del re, secondo la parola di DIO di esaltare la sua potenza. DIO infatti aveva dato a Heman quattordici figli e tre figlie.
6 Tutti questi erano sotto la direzione del loro padre per cantare nella casa dell'Eterno con cembali, arpe e cetre per il servizio della casa di DIO. Asaf, Jeduthun e Heman stavano agli ordini del re.
7 Il loro numero, insieme ai loro fratelli addestrati a cantare all'Eterno, tutti quelli veramente capaci, era di duecentottantotto.
8 Per i loro turni di servizio tirarono a sorte i piccoli come i grandi, i maestri come i discepoli.
9 Il primo designato dalla sorte per Asaf fu Josef, il secondo Ghedaliah, con i suoi fratelli e i suoi figli, dodici in tutto;
10 il terzo fu Zakkur, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
11 il quarto fu Jitsri, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
12 il quinto fu Nethaniah, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
13 il sesto fu Bukkiah, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
14 il settimo fu Jesharelah, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
15 l'ottavo fu Jeshaiah, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
16 il nono fu Mattaniah, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
17 il decimo fu Scimei, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
18 l'undicesimo fu Azarel, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
19 il dodicesimo fu Hashabiah, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
20 il tredicesimo fu Shubael, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
21 il quattordicesimo fu Mattithiah, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
22 il quindicesimo fu Jerimoth, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
23 il sedicesimo fu Hananiah, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
24 il diciassettesimo fu Joshbekashah, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
25 il diciottesimo fu Hanani, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
26 il diciannovesimo fu Mallothi, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
27 il ventesimo fu Eliathah, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli dodici in tutto;
28 il ventunesimo fu Hothir, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
29 il ventiduesimo fu Ghiddalti, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
30 il ventitreesimo fu Mahazioth, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto;
31 il ventiquattresimo fu Romamti-Ezer, con i suoi figli e i suoi fratelli, dodici in tutto.
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