1 Chronicles 25:1
Moreover 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 with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
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even the principal The whole company being ranged according to their families, with the proper number of divisions, the order of their courses was assigned them by lot, without respect to rank or seniority.

1 Chronicles 25:8 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

1 Chronicles 26:13 And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.



Context
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 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 brothers 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 brothers and sons were twelve: 10The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 11The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 12The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 13The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 14The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 15The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 16The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 17The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 18The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 19The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 20The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 21The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 22The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 23The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 25The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 26The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 27The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 28The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 29The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve: 31The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve.
Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Moreover David and the captains of the host set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of them that did the work according to their service was:


Douay-Rheims Bible
Moreover David and the chief .officers of the army separated for the ministry the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Idithun : to prophesy with harps, and with psalteries, and with cymbals according to their number serving in their appointed office.


Darby Bible Translation
And 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:


King James Bible
Moreover 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 with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:


Young's Literal Translation
And David and the heads of the host separate for service, of the sons of Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, who are prophesying with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals, and the number of the workmen is according to their service.


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