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David and some of the temple officials chose some of the descendants of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to be in charge of teaching through song with harps, lyres, and cymbals. This is a list of the men whom they chose for that work:2 From Asaph’s family, they chose Asaph’s sons Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Aserelah. Asaph supervised them. The king appointed Asaph to teach through song.
3 From Jeduthun’s family, they chose six sons of Jeduthun including Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah. Jeduthun supervised them and also taught through song, playing his harp while he thanked and praised Yahweh.
4 From Heman’s family they chose the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Eze, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 They were all sons of Heman, who was King David’s prophet. God promised to cause Heman to be strong. God gave him 14 sons and three daughters.
6 The fathers of all those men supervised the men while they played music in the temple of Yahweh. They played cymbals, harps, and lyres for their temple duty. The king supervised their fathers—Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. 7 Those men and their relatives were skilled in playing musical instruments and learned the music for playing songs to Yahweh in the temple. In all, there were 288 of them. 8 All of them, including younger men and older men and those with experience and those without experience, cast lots to determine what work they would do.
9 The first lot went to the family of Asaph, to his son Joseph and Joseph’s sons and relatives, 12 in all. Next, to Gedaliah and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
10 Next, to Zaccur and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
11 Next, to Izri and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
12 Next, to Nethaniah and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
13 Next, to Bukkiah and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
14 Next, to Jesarelah and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
15 Next, to Jeshaiah and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
16 Next, to Mattaniah and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
17 Next, to Shimei and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
18 Next, to Azarel and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
19 Next, to Hashabiah and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
20 Next, to Shubael and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
21 Next, to Mattithiah and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
22 Next, to Jerimoth and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
23 Next, to Hananiah and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
24 Next, to Joshbekashah and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
25 Next, to Hanani and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
26 Next, to Mallothi and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
27 Next, to Eliathah and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
28 Next, to Hothir and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
29 Next, to Giddalti and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
30 Next, to Mahazioth and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.
31 Next, to Romamti-Eze and his sons and relatives, 12 in all.