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Duties of the Musicians
David and the army commanders then appointed men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to proclaim God’s messages to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is a list of their names and their work:
David and the army commanders then appointed men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to proclaim God’s messages to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is a list of their names and their work:
David Organizes the Musicians
David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was:
David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was:
From the sons of Asaph, there were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. They worked under the direction of their father, Asaph, who proclaimed God’s messages by the king’s orders.
Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s seer, for God had honored him with fourteen sons and three daughters.
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.
All these men were under the direction of their fathers as they made music at the house of the LORD. Their responsibilities included the playing of cymbals, harps, and lyres at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman reported directly to the king.
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, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order of the king.
They and their families were all trained in making music before the LORD, and each of them — 288 in all — was an accomplished musician.
The number of them along with their brothers, who were trained in singing to the Lord, all who were skillful, was 288.
The musicians were appointed to their term of service by means of sacred lots, without regard to whether they were young or old, teacher or student.
And they cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and pupil alike.
The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him and his brothers and his sons, twelve;
The third lot fell to Zaccur and twelve of his sons and relatives.
the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
The fifth lot fell to Nethaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
The sixth lot fell to Bukkiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
The eighth lot fell to Jeshaiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
The ninth lot fell to Mattaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
The tenth lot fell to Shimei and twelve of his sons and relatives.
the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
The twelfth lot fell to Hashabiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
The thirteenth lot fell to Shubael and twelve of his sons and relatives.
to the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
The fourteenth lot fell to Mattithiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
to the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
to the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
The sixteenth lot fell to Hananiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
to the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
to the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
The eighteenth lot fell to Hanani and twelve of his sons and relatives.
to the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
The nineteenth lot fell to Mallothi and twelve of his sons and relatives.
to the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
The twentieth lot fell to Eliathah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
to the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
The twenty-first lot fell to Hothir and twelve of his sons and relatives.
to the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
The twenty-second lot fell to Giddalti and twelve of his sons and relatives.
to the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
The twenty-third lot fell to Mahazioth and twelve of his sons and relatives.
to the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;