THE FIRST BOOK OF THE
CHRONICLES

1 Chronicles 25 ©

The ordination of the singers out of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun, v. 1, etc. Distributed into four and twenty orders, 31.

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MOREOVER David and 1the 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: 2and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

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Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and 3Asarelah, the sons of Asaph 4under the hands of Asaph, which 5prophesied 6according to the order of the king.

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Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and 7Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, 8six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.

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Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, 9Uzziel, 10Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

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All these were the sons of Heman the king’s 11seer 12in the words of God, 13to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman 14fourteen sons and three daughters.

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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, 15according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

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So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all 16that were cunning, was 17two hundred fourscore and eight.

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¶And 18they cast lots, ward against ward, 19as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

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Now the first lot came forth for 20Asaph to 21Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:

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The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

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The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.