1The number and offices of the singers: 8their division by lot into four and twenty orders.
1MOREOVER David and the acaptains of the host separated to the service of the sons of bAsaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, cwho should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
a ch. 23.2; 24.6; 12.28. 2Ch. 23.1,9. b ch. 6.33,39,44; 15.17; 16.5,41,42. c ch. 23.5; 16.4,37; 6.33-39,44. v.2. 1Co. 14.24.
2Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and 1Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied 2according to the order of the king.
1Also called Jesharelah, v.14.
2Heb. by the hands of the king, v.6.
3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and 3Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and 4Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.
3Or, Izri, v.11.
4With Shimei, mentioned v.17.
4Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, 5Uzziel, 6Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
5Or, Azareel, v.18.
6Or, Shubael, v.20.
5All these were the sons of Heman the dking's seer in the 7words of God, to lift up the horn. And eGod gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
7Or, matters, 1Pe. 4.11.
d ch. 21.9. 1Sa. 9.9. e Ge. 33.5. Ps. 127.3.
6All these were under the hands of their father for fsong in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, 8according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
8Heb. by the hands of the king, v.2.
f ch. 23.5; 6.31; 15.16-22; 16.5,41,42. Ps. 150.1-5; 68.25. Ep. 5.19. Col. 3.16.
7So 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.
*cunning-skilful.
8¶And they cast lots, gward against ward , as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
g ch. 24.5,31. Ac. 10.34,35. Ga. 3.28. Col. 3.11. Re. 4.4,10; 5.8; 11.16.
9Now hthe first lot came forth for Asaph to iJoseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
h ch. 24.7. i v.2.
10The third to Zaccur, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
11The fourth to Izri, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
12The fifth to Nethaniah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
13The sixth to Bukkiah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
14The seventh to Jesharelah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
15The eighth to Jeshaiah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
16The ninth to Mattaniah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
17The tenth to Shimei, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
18The eleventh to Azareel, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
19The twelfth to jHashabiah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
j v.3.
20The thirteenth to Shubael, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
21The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
22The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
23The sixteenth to Hananiah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
25The eighteenth to Hanani, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
26The nineteenth to Mallothi, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
27The twentieth to Eliathah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
28The one and twentieth to Hothir, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
29The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
31The kfour and ltwentieth to Romamti-ezer, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
k Nu. 7.88. ch. 24.18. Re. 4.4,10; 5.8; 11.16. l ch. 24.18,31. 1Co. 14.40.