1 Chronicles 25
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. The number of those who did the work according to their service was:
1Moreover David and the chief. officers of the army separated for the ministry the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Idithun: to prophesy with harps, and with psalteries, and with cymbals according to their number serving in their appointed office.
2of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied at the order of the king.
2Of the sons of Asaph: Zacchur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela, sons of Asaph: under the hand of Asaph prophesying near the king.
3Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD with the harp.
3And of Idithun: the sons of Idithun, Godolias, Serf, Jeseias, and Hasabias, and Mathathias, six, under the hand of their father Idithun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
4Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
4Of Heman also: the sons of Heman, Bocciau, Mathaniau, Oziel, Subuel, and Jerimoth, Hananias, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddelthi, and Romemthiezer, and Jesbacassa, Mellothi, Othir, Mahazioth:
5All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
5All these were the sons of Heman the seer of the king in the words of God, to lift up the horn: and God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6All these were under the hands of their father for song in the LORD’s house, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God’s house: Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
6All these under their father’s hand were distributed to sing in the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, and psalteries and harps, for the service of the house of the Lord near the king: to wit, Asaph, and Idithun, and Heman.
7The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to the LORD, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight.
7And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred and eighty-eight,
8They cast lots for their offices, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the student.
8And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.
9Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, he and his brothers and sons were twelve;
9And the first lot came forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sons, and his brethren twelve.
10the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
10The third to Zachur, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
11the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
11The fourth to Isari, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
12the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
12The fifth to Nathania, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
13the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
13The sixth to Bocciau, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
14the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
14The seventh to Isreela, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
15the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
15The eighth to Jesaia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
16the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
16The ninth to Mathanaias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
17the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
17The tenth to Semeias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
18the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
18The eleventh to Azareel, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
19the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
19The twelfth to Hasabia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
20for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
20The thirteenth to Subael, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
21for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
21The fourteenth to Mathathias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
22for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
22The fifteenth to Jerimoth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
23for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
23The sixteenth to Hananias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
24for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
24The seventeenth to Jesbacassa, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
25for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
25The eighteenth to Hanani, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
26for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
26The nineteenth to Mellothi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
27for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
27The twentieth to Eliatha, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
28for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
28The one and twentieth to Othir, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
29for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
29The two and twentieth to Geddelthi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
30for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
31for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.
31The four and twentieth to Romemthiezer, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
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