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All these under the hand of their father were dealed, either assigned, to sing in the temple of the Lord, in cymbals, and psalteries, and harps, into the service of the house of the Lord, nigh the king, that is say, Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman. (All these were under the hand, or the power, of their father, and were assigned to play, in the Temple of the Lord, cymbals, and lutes, and harps, for service in the House of the Lord, while Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman, were under the direction of the king.)
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And the number of them, with their brethren that taught the song[s] of the Lord, all the teachers, was two hundred fourscore and eight. (And their number, with their kinsmen who taught the songs of the Lord, yea, all of the teachers, was two hundred and eighty-eight.)
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And they sent lots by their whiles evenly, as well the greater as the less, also a wise man and an unwise. (And they all cast lots for their duties, both the greater and the lesser alike, and a wise man as well as an unwise one.)
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And the first lot went out to Joseph, that was of Asaph, (and to his sons and to his brothers, twelve); the second to Gedaliah, to him, and to his sons and to his brethren, twelve;
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the third to Zaccur, to his sons and to his brethren, twelve;
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the fourth to Izri, to his sons and to his brethren, twelve;
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the fifth to Nethaniah, to his sons and to his brethren, twelve;
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the sixth to Bukkiah, to his sons and to his brethren, twelve;
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the seventh to Jesharelah, to his sons and to his brethren, twelve;
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the eighth to Jeshaiah, to his sons and to his brethren, twelve;
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the ninth to Mattaniah, to his sons and to his brethren, twelve;