25:1 Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals; and the number of ①those who performed this service was:
▷ ①Lit workmen according to their service
25:2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and ①Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were ②under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied ③under the direction of the king.
▷ ①In v 14, Jesharelah ②Lit on the hand ③Lit on the hands
25:3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, ①Zeri, Jeshaiah, ②Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, ③under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD.
▷ ①In v 11, Izri ②As in one ms and ancient versions, cf. v 17 ③Lit on the hands
25:4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, ①Uzziel, ②Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
▷ ①In v 18, Azarel ②In v 20, Shubael
25:5 All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer to ①exalt him according to the words of God, for God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman.
▷ ①Lit raise the horn
25:6 All of these were under the ①direction of their father to sing in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were ②under the direction of the king.
▷ ①Lit on the hands ②Lit on the hands
25:7 Their number who were trained in singing to the LORD, with their relatives, all who were skillful, was 288.
25:8 They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the pupil.
25:9 Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph, the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were twelve;
25:10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:11 the fourth to ①Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
▷ ①In v 3, Zeri
25:12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:14 the seventh to ①Jesharelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
▷ ①In v 2, Asherelah
25:15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:18 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:20 for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:21 for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:22 for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:23 for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:24 for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:25 for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:26 for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:27 for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:28 for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:29 for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:30 for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25:31 for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve.