¹Moreover , David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, of Heman , and of Jeduthun , who were to prophesy with harps , with stringed instruments, and with cymbals . The number of those who did the work according to their service was :

²of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur , Joseph , Nethaniah , and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied at the order of the king .

³Of Jeduthun , the sons of Jeduthun : Gedaliah , Zeri , Jeshaiah , Shimei, Hashabiah , and Mattithiah , six , under the hands of their father Jeduthun , who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD with the harp .

⁴Of Heman , the sons of Heman : Bukkiah , Mattaniah , Uzziel , Shebuel , Jerimoth , Hananiah , Hanani , Eliathah, Giddalti , Romamti-Ezer , Joshbekashah , Mallothi , Hothir , and Mahazioth .

⁵All these were the sons of Heman the king ’s seer in the words of God , to lift up the horn . God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters .

⁶All these were under the hands of their father for song in the LORD ’s house , with cymbals , stringed instruments , and harps , for the service of God ’s house : Asaph, Jeduthun , and Heman being under the order of the king .

⁷The number of them , with their brothers who were instructed in singing to the LORD , even all who were skilful , was two hundred and eighty-eight .

⁸They cast lots for their offices , all alike , the small as well as the great , the teacher as well as the student.

⁹Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph ; the second to Gedaliah , he and his brothers and sons were twelve ;

¹⁰the third to Zaccur , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

¹¹the fourth to Izri , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

¹²the fifth to Nethaniah , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

¹³the sixth to Bukkiah , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

¹⁴the seventh to Jesharelah , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

¹⁵the eighth to Jeshaiah , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

¹⁶the ninth to Mattaniah , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

¹⁷the tenth to Shimei , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

¹⁸the eleventh to Azarel , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

¹⁹the twelfth to Hashabiah , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

²⁰for the thirteenth , Shubael , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

²¹for the fourteenth , Mattithiah , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

²²for the fifteenth to Jeremoth , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

²³for the sixteenth to Hananiah , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

²⁴for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

²⁵for the eighteenth to Hanani , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

²⁶for the nineteenth to Mallothi , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

²⁷for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

²⁸for the twenty-first to Hothir , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

²⁹for the twenty-second to Giddalti , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

³⁰for the twenty-third to Mahazioth , his sons and his brothers , twelve ;

³¹for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer , his sons and his brothers , twelve .