1 Chronicles 25 (WYC)

1Therfor Dauid, and the magestratis of the oost, departiden in to the seruyce the sones of Asaph, and of Eman, and of Idithum, whiche schulden profecye in harpis, and sawtrees, and cymbalis, bi her noumbre, and serue the office halewid to hem.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:

2Of the sones of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela; sotheli the sones of Asaph vndir the hond of Asaph profesieden bisidis the kyng.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.

3Forsothe the sones of Idithum weren these; Idithum, Godolie, Sori, Jesie, and Sabaie, and Mathatie, sixe; vndur the hond of hir fadir Idithum, that profesiede in an harpe on men knoulechynge and preysynge the Lord.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.

4Also the sones of Heman weren Heman, Boccia, Mathanya, Oziel, Subuhel, and Jerymoth, Ananye, Anan, Elyatha, Gaeldothi, and Romenthi, Ezer, and Jesbacasi, Melothy, Othir, Mazioth;From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

5alle these sones of Heman weren profetis of the kyng in the wordis of God, that he schulde enhaunse the horn. And God yaf to Heman fourtene sones, and thre douytris.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.

6Alle vndur the hond of her fadir weren `delid, ethir asigned, to synge in the temple of the Lord, in cymbalis, and sawtrees, and harpis, in to the seruyces of the hows of the Lord nyy the kyng, that is to seie, Asaph, and Idithum, and Heman.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.

7Sotheli the noumbre of hem with her britheren, that tauyten the songe of the Lord, alle the techeris, was twey hundrid `foure scoor and eiyte.Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.

8And thei senten lottis bi her whiles euenli, as wel the gretter as the lesse, also a wijs man and vnwijs.They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.

9And the firste lot yede out to Joseph, that was of Asaph; the secounde to Godolie, to hym, and hise sones and hise britheren twelue;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;

10the thridde to Zaccur, to hise sones and hise bretheren twelue;the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

11the fourthe to Isary, to hise sones and hise britheren twelue; the fyuethe to Nathanye,the fourth to Izri, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

12to hise sones and hise britheren twelue;the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

13the sixte to Boccian, to hise sones and hise britheren twelue;the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

14the seuenthe to Israhela, to hise sones and britheren twelue;the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

15the eiythe to Isaie, to his sones and britheren twelue;the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

16the nynthe to Mathany, to his sones and britheren twelue;the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

17the tenthe to Semei, to his sones and britheren twelue;the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

18the elleuenthe to Ezrahel, to hise sones and britheren twelue;the eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

19the tweluethe to Asabie, to his sones and britheren twelue;the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

20the thrittenthe to Subahel, to hise sones and britheren twelue;the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

21the fourtenthe to Mathathatie, to hise sones and britheren twelue; the fiftenthe to Jerymoth,the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

22to hise sones and britheren twelue;the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

23the sixtenthe to Ananye, to hise sones and britheren twelue;the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

24the seuententhe to Jesbocase, to hise sones and britheren twelue;the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

25the eiytenthe to Annam, to hise sones and britheren twelue;the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

26the nyntenthe to Mollothi, to hise sones and britheren twelue; the twentithe to Eliatha,the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

27to hise sones and britheren twelue;the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

28the oon and twentithe to Othir, to hise sones and britheren twelue;the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

29the two and twentithe to Godoliathi, to hise sones and britheren twelue; the thre and twentithe to Mazioth,the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

30to hise sones and britheren twelue;the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

31the foure and twentithe to Romonathiezer, to his sones and britheren twelue.and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all.

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