Open English Translation 1 CHR Chapter 25

25 Then David and the army chiefs allocated the musical service to the sons of Asaf, Heyman, and Yedutun—the ones prophesying with harps, with lyres, and with cymbals. This is a list of the men they chose for that work:

• 2 From Asaf’s sons: Zakkur, Yosef, Netanyah, and Asarelah. They were supervised by Asaf, who prophesied under the king’s direction.
• 3 Six from Yedutun’s family: Gedalyah, Tseri, Yeshayah, Hashavyah, and Mattityah. They were supervised by Yedutun, who prophesied with a harp, and thanked and praised Yahweh.
• 4 From Heman’s sons: Bukkiyah, Mattanyah, Uzziel, Shuvael, Yerimot, Hananyah, Hanani, Eliatah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Yoshbekashah, Malloti, Hotir, and Mahaziot. 5 They were all sons of King David’s prophet Heman, who’d been promised by God that he’d strengthen him, and God gave him fourteen sons and three daughters.

6 All of those served as musicians in Yahweh’s temple under their fathers’ supervision—they played cymbals, harps, and lyres. Their fathers were supervised by the king. 7 There were 288 of those men and their musical relatives who played to Yahweh. 8 They used a process of choosing randomly to determine their duties, whether young or old, and irrespective of their musical abilities.

9 The first allocation went (in order) to:

• Asaf and his son Yosef,
• Gedalyah and his relatives and sons (a total of twelve),
• 10 Zakkur and his sons and relatives (another twelve),
• 11 Yitsri and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 12 Netanyah and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 13 Bukkiyah and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 14 Yesarelah and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 15 Yeshayah and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 16 Mattanyah and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 17 Shimei and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 18 Azarel and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 19 Hashavyah and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 20 Shuvael and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 21 Mattityah and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 22 Yerimot and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 23 Hanayah and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 24 Yoshbekashah and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 25 Hanani and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 26 Malloti and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 27 Eliatah and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 28 Hotir and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 29 Giddalti and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 30 Mahaziot and his sons and relatives (twelve),
• 31 Romamti-Ezer and his sons and relatives (twelve).