Twenty-Four Divisions of Musicians 1 CPDV Then David and the magistrates of the army set apart, for the ministry, the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps and psalteries and cymbals, in accord with their number, having been dedicated to their appointed office. BSB BSB: Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
2 CPDV From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, prophesying beside the king. BSB BSB: From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
3 CPDV Then of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, and Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hand of their father Jeduthun, who was prophesying with stringed instruments, while confessing and praising the Lord. BSB BSB: From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
4 CPDV Also, of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, and Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. BSB BSB: From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
5 CPDV All these were the sons of Heman, the seer of the king in the words of God, in order to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. BSB BSB: All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6 CPDV All these, under their father’s hand, were distributed in order to sing in the temple of the Lord, with cymbals and psalteries and harps, in the ministry of the house of the Lord beside the king, specifically, Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman. BSB BSB: All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
7 CPDV Now the number of these, with their brothers, who were instructing in the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred eighty-eight. BSB BSB: Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.
8 CPDV And they cast lots in their turns, the elder equally with the younger, the learned together with the unlearned. BSB BSB: They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.
9 CPDV And the first lot went forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph; the second went forth to Gedaliah, to him and his sons and his brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; the second to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
10 CPDV The third went to Zaccur, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
11 CPDV The fourth went to Izri, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the fourth to Izri, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
12 CPDV The fifth went to Nethaniah, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
13 CPDV The sixth went to Bukkiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
14 CPDV The seventh went to Jesharelah, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
15 CPDV The eighth went to Jeshaiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
16 CPDV The ninth went to Mattaniah, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
17 CPDV The tenth went to Shimei, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
18 CPDV The eleventh went to Azarel, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
19 CPDV The twelfth went to Hashabiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
20 CPDV The thirteenth went to Shubael, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
21 CPDV The fourteenth went to Mattithiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
22 CPDV The fifteenth went to Jeremoth, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
23 CPDV The sixteenth went to Hananiah, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
24 CPDV The seventeenth went to Joshbekashah, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
25 CPDV The eighteenth went to Hanani, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
26 CPDV The nineteenth went to Mallothi, to his sons and his brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
27 CPDV The twentieth went to Eliathah, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
28 CPDV The twenty-first went to Hothir, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
29 CPDV The twenty-second went to Giddalti, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
30 CPDV The twenty-third went to Mahazioth, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
31 CPDV The twenty-fourth went to Romamtiezer, to his sons and brothers, twelve. BSB BSB: and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all.
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