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1 David and the army officers set apart Asaph's family, Heman and Jeduthun, for service to prophesy accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of those who performed this special service:
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David and the officers of the army also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was:
2 From Asaph's family: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. Asaph's family was under Asaph's direction and prophesied by order of the king.
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Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
3 From Jeduthun and his family: Gedaliah, Izri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all. They were under their father Jeduthun's direction, prophesying with the lyre and giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
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Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.
4 From Heman and his family: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
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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.
5 All these were the family of Heman the king's seer, according to God's promise to honor him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
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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.
6 They were all under their father's direction when singing in the LORD's temple with cymbals, harps, and lyres to provide service in God's temple, by order of the king. As for Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman,
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They were all under the direction of their father for 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.
7 the number of themselves and their relatives, who were trained in singing to the LORD and who were all skillful, was 288.
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They and their kindred, who were trained in singing to the Lord, all of whom were skillful, numbered two hundred eighty-eight.
8 They cast lots for their assigned duties, small as well as great, teacher and pupil alike.
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And they cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and pupil alike.
9 The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, his relatives, and his family, 12;
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The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him and his brothers and his sons, twelve;
10 the third to Zaccur, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
11 the fourth to Izri, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
14 the seventh to Jesarelah, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
17 the tenth to Shimei, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
18 the eleventh to Uzziel, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
20 the thirteenth to Shubael, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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to the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
21 the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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to the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
22 the fifteenth to Jerimoth, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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to the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
23 the sixteenth to Hananiah, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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to the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
24 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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to the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
25 the eighteenth to Hanani, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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to the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
26 the nineteenth to Mallothi, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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to the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
27 the twentieth to Eliathah, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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to the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
28 the twenty-first to Hothir, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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to the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
29 the twenty-second to Giddalti, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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to the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his family, and his relatives, 12;
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to the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
31 and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his family, and his relatives, 12.
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to the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.
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