1Moreover David and the 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: and the number of the workmen according to their service was: 2Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.25.2 Asarelah: otherwise called Jesharelah25.2 according…: Heb. by the hands of the king 3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.25.3 Zeri: or, Izri 4Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:25.4 Uzziel: also called, Azareel25.4 Shebuel: also called, Shubael 5All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.25.5 words: or, matters 6All 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, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.25.6 according…: Heb. by the hands of the king 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.
8¶ And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. 9Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve: 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 Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 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 four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
聖殿的歌樂手
1大衛和眾首領派亞薩、希幔和耶杜頓的後代伴著琴、瑟和鈸宣講上帝的話。以下是擔當這職務的人：
2撒刻、約瑟、尼探雅、亞薩利拉受他們的父親亞薩指揮，照王的旨意宣講上帝的話。 3基大利、西利、耶篩亞、示每、哈沙比雅、瑪他提雅六人受他們的父親耶杜頓的指揮，伴著琴聲稱謝、頌讚耶和華，宣講祂的話。 4希幔的兒子是布基雅、瑪探雅、烏薛、細布業、耶利摩、哈拿尼雅、哈拿尼、以利亞他、基大利提、羅幔提·以謝、約施比加沙、瑪羅提、何提、瑪哈秀。 5希幔是王的先見，上帝恩寵他，按應許賜給他十四個兒子、三個女兒。 6這些人由他們的父親指揮，在耶和華的殿唱歌、敲鈸、彈琴、鼓瑟，事奉耶和華。亞薩、耶杜頓、希幔聽命於王。 7他們和其他訓練有素、負責歌頌耶和華的親族共有二百八十八人。 8這些人不分長幼、師徒，都抽籤分班。
9第一籤抽出來的是亞薩的兒子約瑟。第二籤是基大利及其親族和兒子共十二人。 10第三籤是撒刻及其兒子和親族共十二人。 11第四籤是伊洗利和他兒子及親族共十二人。 12第五籤是尼探雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。 13第六籤是布基雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。 14第七籤是耶薩利拉及其眾子和親族共十二人。 15第八籤是耶篩亞及其眾子和親族共十二人。 16第九籤是瑪探雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。 17第十籤是示每及其眾子和親族共十二人。 18第十一籤是亞薩烈及其眾子和親族共十二人。 19第十二籤是哈沙比雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。 20第十三籤是書巴業及其眾子和親族共十二人。 21第十四籤是瑪他提雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。 22第十五籤是耶利摩及其眾子和親族共十二人。 23第十六籤是哈拿尼雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。 24第十七籤是約施比加沙及其眾子和親族共十二人。 25第十八籤是哈拿尼及其眾子和親族共十二人。 26第十九籤是瑪羅提及其眾子和親族共十二人。 27第二十籤是以利亞他及其眾子和親族共十二人。 28第二十一籤是何提及其眾子和親族共十二人。 29第二十二籤是基大利提及其眾子和親族共十二人。 30第二十三籤是瑪哈秀及其眾子和親族共十二人。 31第二十四籤是羅幔提·以謝及其眾子和親族共十二人。
