Twenty-Four Divisions of Musicians

1And David and the captains of the host separated for the service those of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun who were to prophesy with harps and lutes and cymbals; and the number of the men employed according to their service was: 2of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied at the direction of the king. 3Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Isaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, [and Shimei] six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, to give thanks and to praise Jehovah. 4Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkijah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth: 5all these were sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt his power; and God had given to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6All these were under the direction of their fathers Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, lutes and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the direction of the king. 7And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of Jehovah, all of them skilful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

8And they cast lots with one another over the charges, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the scholar.

9And the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph; to Gedaliah the second: he and his brethren and his sons were twelve. 10The third to Zaccur; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 11The fourth to Jizri; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 12The fifth to Nethaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 13The sixth to Bukkijah; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 14The seventh to Jesharelah; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 15The eighth to Isaiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 16The ninth to Mattaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 17The tenth to Shimei; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 18The eleventh to Azareel; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 19The twelfth to Hashabiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 20The thirteenth to Shubael; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 21The fourteenth to Mattithiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 22The fifteenth to Jeremoth; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 23The sixteenth to Hananiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 25The eighteenth to Hanani; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 26The nineteenth to Mallothi; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 27The twentieth to Elijathah; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 28The twenty-first to Hothir; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 29The twenty-second to Giddalti; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 30The twenty-third to Mahazioth; his sons and his brethren, twelve. 31The twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer; his sons and his brethren, twelve.