| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 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: | 1David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men who performed their service: |
| 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. | 2From Asaph's sons: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under Asaph's authority, who prophesied under the authority 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. | 3From Jeduthun: Jeduthun's sons: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah--six--under the authority of their father Jeduthun, prophesying to the accompaniment of lyres, giving thanks and praise to the LORD. |
| 4Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth: | 4From Heman: Heman's sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. |
| 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. | 5All these sons of Heman, the king's seer, were given by the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. |
| 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. | 6All these men were under their own fathers' authority for the music in the LORD's temple, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of God's temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king's authority. |
| 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. | 7They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the LORD. |
| 8And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. | 8They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil. |
| 9Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve: | 9The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers--12 to Gedaliah the second: him, his brothers, and his sons--12 |
| 10The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 10the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 11The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 11the fourth to Izri, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 12The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 12the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 13The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 13the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 14The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 14the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 15The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 15the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 16The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 16the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 17The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 17the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 18The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 18the eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 19The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 19the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 20The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 20the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 21The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 21the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 22The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 22the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 23The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 23the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 24the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 25The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 25the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 26The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 26the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 27The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 27the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 28The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 28the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 29The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 29the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: | 30the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers--12 |
| 31The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve. | 31and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers--12. |
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