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25 Además, David y los jefes del ejército separaron para el servicio a algunos de los hijos de Asaf^(A), de Hemán y de Jedutún, que habían de profetizar^(B) con liras, arpas y címbalos^(C); y el número de estos^[a], conforme a su servicio fue: ²de los hijos de Asaf: Zacur, José, Netanías y Asarela; los hijos de Asaf estaban bajo la dirección de Asaf, que profetizaba bajo la dirección del rey. ³De Jedutún^(D), los hijos de Jedutún: Gedalías, Zeri, Jesaías, Simei, Hasabías y Matatías: seis, bajo la dirección de su padre Jedutún con la lira, que profetizaban dando gracias y alabando al Señor. ⁴De Hemán, los hijos de Hemán: Buquías, Matanías, Uziel, Sebuel, Jeremot, Hananías, Hananí, Eliata, Gidalti, Romanti Ezer, Josbecasa, Maloti, Hotir y Mahaziot. ⁵Todos estos fueron los hijos de Hemán, el vidente del rey^(E), para ensalzarlo conforme a las palabras de Dios, porque Dios dio a Hemán catorce hijos y tres hijas. ⁶Todos estos estaban bajo la dirección de su padre para cantar en la casa del Señor, con címbalos, arpas y liras^(F), para el servicio de la casa de Dios. Asaf^(G), Jedutún y Hemán estaban bajo la dirección del rey. ⁷El número de los que fueron instruidos en el canto al Señor, con sus parientes^[b], todos los que eran hábiles, fue de 288^(H). ⁸Y echaron suertes para designar sus cargos, todos por igual, tanto el pequeño como el grande^(I), tanto el maestro como el discípulo.

⁹La primera suerte salió para José, de la casa de Asaf; la segunda para Gedalías que con sus parientes e hijos fueron doce; ¹⁰la tercera para Zacur, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ¹¹la cuarta para Izri, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ¹²la quinta para Netanías, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ¹³la sexta para Buquías, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ¹⁴la séptima para Jesarela, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ¹⁵la octava para Jesahías, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ¹⁶la novena para Matanías, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ¹⁷la décima para Simei, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ¹⁸la undécima para Azareel, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ¹⁹la duodécima para Hasabías, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ²⁰para la decimotercera, Subael, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ²¹para la decimocuarta, Matatías, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ²²para la decimoquinta, a Jeremot, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ²³para la decimosexta, a Hananías, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ²⁴para la decimoséptima, a Josbecasa, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ²⁵para la decimoctava, a Hananí, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ²⁶para la decimonovena, a Maloti, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ²⁷para la vigésima, a Eliata, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ²⁸para la vigesimoprimera, a Hotir, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ²⁹para la vigesimosegunda, a Gidalti, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ³⁰para la vigesimotercera, a Mahaziot, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce; ³¹para la vigesimocuarta, a Romanti Ezer, sus hijos y sus parientes: doce.

Footnotes

25:1 Lit. obreros.
25:7 Lit. hermanos, y así en el resto del cap.

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Los músicos del templo

25 ^1-6David y los jefes encargados del templo apartaron a Asaf, a Hemán y a Jedutún, junto con todos sus hijos, para que se encargaran de la música de los cultos. Estos músicos comunicaban mensajes de Dios por medio de sus cantos o acompañados por instrumentos musicales, y estaban bajo las órdenes directas del rey David. Asaf, Hemán y Jedutún dirigían a sus hijos cuando alababan a Dios en el templo, acompañados de arpas, platillos y otros instrumentos de cuerdas. Ésta es la lista de sus nombres:

Los hijos de Asaf:

Jacur,

José,

Netanías,

Asarela.

Los hijos de Jedutún:

Guedalías,

Serí,

Isaías,

Simí,

Hasabías,

Matatías.

Los hijos de Hemán:

Buquías,

Matanías,

Uziel,

Sebuel,

Jeremot,

Hananías,

Hananí,

Eliatá,

Guidalti,

Romamti-ézer,

Josbecasa,

Malotí,

Hotir,

Mahaziot.

Estos catorce hombres, junto con sus tres hermanas, formaban la familia de Hemán, y por eso llegó a ser muy poderoso, pues así se lo había prometido Dios.

⁷Los que estaban entrenados para cantar a Dios fueron en total doscientos ochenta y ocho. ⁸Éstos se turnaron, por medio de un sorteo, para prestar su servicio, sin importar que fueran adultos o jóvenes, maestros o estudiantes. ^9-31Se organizaron en grupos de doce; cada grupo estaba compuesto por el jefe de familia, sus hijos y hermanos. Cada grupo tenía el nombre del jefe de familia; éste es el orden en que les tocó servir:

José,

Guedalías,

Zacur,

Isrí,

Netanías,

Buquías,

Jesarela,

Isaías,

Matanías,

Simí,

Azarel,

Hasabías,

Subael,

Matatías,

Jeremot,

Hananías,

Josbecasa,

Hananí,

Malotí,

Eliatá,

Hotir,

Guidalti,

Mahaziot,

Romamti-ézer.

1 Chronicles 25

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The Musicians

25 Along with officers in his army, David consecrated to assist in service to the descendants of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun those who prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals.

The list of those who participated in this service included: ²from the descendants of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph mentored by^[a] Asaph himself, who prophesied under the supervision^[b] of the king; ³from Jeduthun, these six of his descendants: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, mentored by their father Jeduthun, who played a lyre and prophesied, giving thanks and praise to the Lord; ⁴from Heman, these descendants: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. ⁵All of these were descendants of Heman the king’s seer, according to God’s promise to exalt him, since God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. ⁶They were all under their father’s supervision regarding music in the Temple of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of the Temple of God.

Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under command of the king. ⁷They and their relatives who had been skillfully trained in singing to the Lord, numbered 288. ⁸Their duties, whether significant or insignificant, whether performed by teacher or pupil alike, were assigned by lottery.

⁹Asaph’s first lottery was cast in favor of Joseph; the second went to Gedaliah, that is, to him, to his relatives, and his sons, for a total of twelve;^[c] ¹⁰the third to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹¹the fourth to Izri, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹²the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹³the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹⁴the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹⁵the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹⁶the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹⁷the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹⁸the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ¹⁹the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²⁰the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²¹the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²²the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²³the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²⁴the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²⁵the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²⁶the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²⁷the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²⁸the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ²⁹the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ³⁰the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve; ³¹the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, for a total of twelve.

Footnotes

1 Chronicles 25:2 Lit. under the hand of; and so throughout the chapter
1 Chronicles 25:2 Lit. hand
1 Chronicles 25:9 The Heb. lacks for a total of; and so throughout the chapter

1 Chronicles 25

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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)

²From 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.

³As 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.

⁴As 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.)

⁶All 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) ⁷Along with their relatives—all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord—they numbered 288. ⁸Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots^(M) for their duties.

⁹The 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
¹⁰the third to Zakkur,
his sons and relatives	12
¹¹the fourth to Izri,^[d]
his sons and relatives	12
¹²the fifth to Nethaniah,
his sons and relatives	12
¹³the sixth to Bukkiah,
his sons and relatives	12
¹⁴the seventh to Jesarelah,^[e]
his sons and relatives	12
¹⁵the eighth to Jeshaiah,
his sons and relatives	12
¹⁶the ninth to Mattaniah,
his sons and relatives	12
¹⁷the tenth to Shimei,
his sons and relatives	12
¹⁸the eleventh to Azarel,^[f]
his sons and relatives	12
¹⁹the twelfth to Hashabiah,
his sons and relatives	12
²⁰the thirteenth to Shubael,
his sons and relatives	12
²¹the fourteenth to Mattithiah,
his sons and relatives	12
²²the fifteenth to Jerimoth,
his sons and relatives	12
²³the sixteenth to Hananiah,
his sons and relatives	12
²⁴the seventeenth to Joshbekashah,
his sons and relatives	12
²⁵the eighteenth to Hanani,
his sons and relatives	12
²⁶the nineteenth to Mallothi,
his sons and relatives	12
²⁷the twentieth to Eliathah,
his sons and relatives	12
²⁸the twenty-first to Hothir,
his sons and relatives	12
²⁹the twenty-second to Giddalti,
his sons and relatives	12
³⁰the twenty-third to Mahazioth,
his sons and relatives	12
³¹the 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

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