Twenty-Four Divisions of Musicians

1Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy {08675;05030> with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was: 2Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king. 3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD. 4Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, 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. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6All these [were] under the hands of their father for song [in] the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. 7So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, [even] all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

8And they cast lots, ward against [ward], as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

9Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons [were] twelve: 10The third to Zaccur, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 11The fourth to Izri, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 12The fifth to Nethaniah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 13The sixth to Bukkiah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 14The seventh to Jesharelah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 15The eighth to Jeshaiah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 16The ninth to Mattaniah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 17The tenth to Shimei, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 18The eleventh to Azareel, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 19The twelfth to Hashabiah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 20The thirteenth to Shubael, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 21The fourteenth to Mattithiah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 22The fifteenth to Jeremoth, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 23The sixteenth to Hananiah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 25The eighteenth to Hanani, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 26The nineteenth to Mallothi, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 27The twentieth to Eliathah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 28The one and twentieth to Hothir, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 29The two and twentieth to Giddalti, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve: 31The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve.