Twenty-Four Divisions of Musicians

1And 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. 2Of sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, are by the side of Asaph, who is prophesying by the side of the king. 3Of Jeduthun: sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, Shisshah, are by the side of their father Jeduthun; with a harp he is prophesying, for giving of thanks and of praise to Jehovah. 4Of Heman: sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth; 5all these are sons of Heman -- seer of the king in the things of God -- to lift up a horn; and God giveth to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6All these are by the side of their father in the song of the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; by the side of the king are Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman. 7And their number, with their brethren -- taught in the song of Jehovah, all who are intelligent -- is two hundred, eighty and eight.

8And they cause to fall lots -- charge over-against charge, as well the small as the great, the intelligent with the learner.

9And the first lot goeth out for Asaph to Joseph; to Gedaliah the second; he, and his brethren and his sons, twelve; 10the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 11the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 12the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 13the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 14the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 15the eighth to Jeshaiah, 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: 18eleventh to Azareel, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 19the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 20at the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 21at the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 22at the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 23at the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 24at the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 25at the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 26at the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 27at the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 28at the one and twentieth to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 29at the two and twentieth to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 30at the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; 31at the four and twentieth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.