David Organizes the Musicians
1 And David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, [of] Heman, and [of] Jeduthun, who prophesied with stringed instruments, with harps, and with cymbals. And their inventory of the men of the work [and] for their duty was:
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for the sons of Asaph: Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied under the hands of the king.
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Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Heshabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the stringed instrument with thanksgiving and praise to Yahweh.
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Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
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All these [were] sons to Heman, the seer of the king, according to the words of God to raise a horn. And God had given to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
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All these [were] under the {direction} of their father in the music of the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps, and stringed instruments for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman [were] under the {direction} of the king.
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And their number, along with their brothers, trained singers, all the skilled people for Yahweh, were two hundred and eighty-eight.
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And they cast lots [for] responsibilities {on the principle of small and great alike}, teacher with student.
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And the first lot for Asaph went out to Joseph; the second to Gedaliahu; he and his brothers and his twelve sons.
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The third, Zakkur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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the fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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the sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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the seventh, Jesarelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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the eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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the ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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the tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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eleventh, Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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to [the] thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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to [the] fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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to [the] fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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to [the] sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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to [the] seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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to [the] eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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to [the] nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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to [the] twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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to [the] twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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to [the] twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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to [the] twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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to [the] twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.