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Chapter 25

The Singers. 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: 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. 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. Of Heman, these sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 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) 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) 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. They cast lots for their functions equally, young and old, master and pupil alike.(D)

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

  1. 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.”

25 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.

Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.

Of Heman: the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

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.

Распределение певцов

25 Давуд вместе с военачальниками отделил несколько человек, сыновей Асафа, Емана и Иедутуна для пророческого служения, чтобы они пророчествовали под звуки арф, лир и тарелок. Вот имена тех, кто нёс эту службу:

из сыновей Асафа:

Заккур, Юсуф, Нетания и Ашарела. Сыновья Асафа были под началом Асафа, который пророчествовал по повелениям царя.

Из сыновей Иедутуна:

Гедалия, Цери, Иешая, Шимей, Хашавия и Маттафия – всего шестеро. Ими руководил их отец Иедутун, который пророчествовал под звуки арфы, благодаря и славя Вечного.

Из сыновей Емана:

Буккия, Маттания, Узиил, Шуваил и Иеримот; Ханания, Ханани, Элиата, Гиддалти и Ромамти-Езер; Иошбекаша, Маллоти, Готир и Махазиот. Все они были сыновья Емана, царского провидца. Они были дарованы ему по обещанию Аллаха возвеличить его. Аллах даровал Еману четырнадцать сыновей и трёх дочерей.

Все они были под началом у своего отца, играя во время службы в храме Вечного на тарелках, лирах и арфах. Асаф, Иедутун и Еман были под началом у царя. Все они вместе с их сородичами были обучены играть на музыкальных инструментах для Вечного, и были в этом искусны. Их было двести восемьдесят восемь человек. И молодой бросал жребий о своих обязанностях наравне со старым, а учитель – с учеником.

Первый жребий выпал Юсуфу из семьи Асафа, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

второй – Гедалии, ему, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

10 третий – Заккуру, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

11 четвёртый – Цери, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

12 пятый – Нетании, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

13 шестой – Буккии, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

14 седьмой – Ашареле, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

15 восьмой – Иешаи, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

16 девятый – Маттании, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

17 десятый – Шимею, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

18 одиннадцатый – Узиилу, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

19 двенадцатый – Хашавии, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

20 тринадцатый – Шуваилу, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

21 четырнадцатый – Маттафии, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

22 пятнадцатый – Иеримоту, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

23 шестнадцатый – Ханании, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

24 семнадцатый – Иошбекаше, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

25 восемнадцатый – Ханани, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

26 девятнадцатый – Маллоти, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

27 двадцатый – Элиате, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

28 двадцать первый – Готиру, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

29 двадцать второй – Гиддалти, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

30 двадцать третий – Махазиоту, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать;

31 двадцать четвёртый – Ромамти-Езеру, его сыновьям и родственникам; их было двенадцать.