| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was: | 1David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals. The following men were assigned this responsibility: |
| 2Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king. | 2From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were supervised by Asaph, who prophesied under the king's supervision. |
| 3Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the LORD. | 3From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah--six in all, under supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied as he played a harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD. |
| 4Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. | 4From the sons of Heman: 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 exalt his horn. For God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. | 5All these were the sons of Heman, the king's prophet. God had promised him these sons in order to make him prestigious. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. |
| 6All these were under the direction of their father for the music in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the authority of the king. | 6All of these were under the supervision of their fathers; they were musicians in the LORD's temple, playing cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God's temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king. |
| 7So the number of them, with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the LORD, all who were skillful, was two hundred and eighty-eight. | 7They and their relatives, all of them skilled and trained to make music to the LORD, numbered two hundred eighty-eight. |
| 8And they cast lots for their duty, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the student. | 8They cast lots to determine their responsibilities--oldest as well as youngest, teacher as well as student. |
| 9Now the first lot for Asaph came out for Joseph; the second for Gedaliah, him with his brethren and sons, twelve; | 9The first lot went to Asaph's son Joseph and his relatives and sons--twelve in all, the second to Gedaliah and his relatives and sons--twelve in all, |
| 10the third for Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 10the third to Zaccur and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 11the fourth for Jizri, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 11the fourth to Izri and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 12the fifth for Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 12the fifth to Nethaniah and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 13the sixth for Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 13the sixth to Bukkiah and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 14the seventh for Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 14the seventh to Jesharelah and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 15the eighth for Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 15the eighth to Jeshaiah and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 16the ninth for Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 16the ninth to Mattaniah and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 17the tenth for Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 17the tenth to Shimei and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 18the eleventh for Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 18the eleventh to Azarel and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 19the twelfth for Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 19the twelfth to Hashabiah and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 20the thirteenth for Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 20the thirteenth to Shubael and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 21the fourteenth for Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 21the fourteenth to Mattithiah and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 22the fifteenth for Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 22the fifteenth to Jerimoth and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 23the sixteenth for Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 23the sixteenth to Hananiah and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 24the seventeenth for Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 24the seventeenth to Joshbekashah and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 25the eighteenth for Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 25the eighteenth to Hanani and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 26the nineteenth for Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 26the nineteenth to Mallothi and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 27the twentieth for Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 27the twentieth to Eliathah and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 28the twenty-first for Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 28the twenty-first to Hothir and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 29the twenty-second for Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 29the twenty-second to Giddalti and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 30the twenty-third for Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; | 30the twenty-third to Mahazioth and his sons and relatives--twelve in all, |
| 31the twenty-fourth for Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve. | 31the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer and his sons and relatives--twelve in all. |
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