Organización de los músicos

25 Para el ministerio de la música, David y los comandantes del ejército apartaron a los hijos de Asaf, Hemán y Jedutún, los cuales profetizaban acompañándose de arpas, liras y címbalos. Esta es la lista de los que fueron apartados para el servicio:

De los hijos de Asaf:

Zacur, José, Netanías y Asarela. A estos los dirigía Asaf, quien profetizaba bajo las órdenes del rey.

De Jedutún, sus seis hijos:

Guedalías, Zeri, Isaías, Simí,[a] Jasabías y Matatías. A estos los dirigía su padre Jedutún, quien al son del arpa profetizaba para dar gracias y alabar al Señor.

De los hijos de Hemán:

Buquías, Matanías, Uziel, Sebuel, Jerimot, Jananías, Jananí, Eliatá, Guidalti, Romanti Ezer, Josbecasa, Malotí, Hotir y Mahaziot. Todos estos fueron hijos de Hemán, vidente del rey. Con la palabra de Dios exaltaban su poder.[b] Dios dio a Hemán catorce hijos y tres hijas.

Su padre los dirigía en el culto del Templo del Señor, cuando cantaban acompañados de címbalos, liras y arpas.

Asaf, Jedutún y Hemán estaban bajo las órdenes del rey. Ellos eran en total doscientos ochenta y ocho, incluyendo a sus demás compañeros, y habían sido instruidos para cantarle al Señor. Para asignarles sus turnos se echaron suertes, sin hacer distinción entre menores y mayores ni entre maestros y discípulos.

La primera suerte le tocó a José el asafita;
la segunda, le tocó a Guedalías
junto con sus hermanos y sus hijos12
10 la tercera, a Zacur
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
11 la cuarta, a Izri
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
12 la quinta, a Netanías
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
13 la sexta, a Buquías
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
14 la séptima, a Jesarela
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
15 la octava, a Isaías
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
16 la novena, a Matanías
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
17 la décima, a Simí
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
18 la undécima, a Azarel
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
19 la duodécima, a Jasabías
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
20 la decimotercera, a Subael
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
21 la decimocuarta, a Matatías
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
22 la decimoquinta, a Jeremot
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
23 la decimosexta, a Jananías
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
24 la decimoséptima, a Josbecasa
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
25 la decimoctava, a Jananí
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
26 la decimonovena, a Malotí
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
27 la vigésima, a Eliatá
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
28 la vigesimoprimera, a Hotir
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
29 la vigesimosegunda, a Guidalti
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
30 la vigesimotercera, a Mahaziot
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12
31 la vigesimocuarta, a Romanti Ezer
junto con sus hijos y hermanos12

Footnotes

  1. 25:3 Simí (un ms. hebreo y mss. de LXX); TM no incluye este nombre.
  2. 25:5 su poder. Lit. el cuerno.

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)

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.

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.

As for Heman, from his sons:

Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-Ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth. (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.)

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) Along with their relatives—all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord—they numbered 288. Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots(M) for their duties.

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 sons12
10 the third to Zakkur,
his sons and relatives12
11 the fourth to Izri,[d]
his sons and relatives12
12 the fifth to Nethaniah,
his sons and relatives12
13 the sixth to Bukkiah,
his sons and relatives12
14 the seventh to Jesarelah,[e]
his sons and relatives12
15 the eighth to Jeshaiah,
his sons and relatives12
16 the ninth to Mattaniah,
his sons and relatives12
17 the tenth to Shimei,
his sons and relatives12
18 the eleventh to Azarel,[f]
his sons and relatives12
19 the twelfth to Hashabiah,
his sons and relatives12
20 the thirteenth to Shubael,
his sons and relatives12
21 the fourteenth to Mattithiah,
his sons and relatives12
22 the fifteenth to Jerimoth,
his sons and relatives12
23 the sixteenth to Hananiah,
his sons and relatives12
24 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah,
his sons and relatives12
25 the eighteenth to Hanani,
his sons and relatives12
26 the nineteenth to Mallothi,
his sons and relatives12
27 the twentieth to Eliathah,
his sons and relatives12
28 the twenty-first to Hothir,
his sons and relatives12
29 the twenty-second to Giddalti,
his sons and relatives12
30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth,
his sons and relatives12
31 the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer,
his sons and relatives12.(O)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 25:3 One Hebrew manuscript and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 17); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have Shimei.
  2. 1 Chronicles 25:9 See Septuagint; Hebrew does not have his sons and relatives.
  3. 1 Chronicles 25:9 See the total in verse 7; Hebrew does not have twelve.
  4. 1 Chronicles 25:11 A variant of Zeri
  5. 1 Chronicles 25:14 A variant of Asarelah
  6. 1 Chronicles 25:18 A variant of Uzziel

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.