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¹David and the leaders of the Levites chose men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to serve by prophesying accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is the list of those who performed this service:

²From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the supervision of the king.

³From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in total, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied accompanied by the harp, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.

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

⁵All these sons of Heman, the king's seer, were given to him through the promises of God to honor him, for God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

⁶All of them were under the supervision of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king.

⁷Along with their relatives, all of them trained and skilled in singing to the LORD, they totaled 288.

⁸They cast lots for whatever responsibility they had, the least important equal to the most important, the teacher to the student.

⁹The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brother, 12 in total. The second fell to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in total.

¹⁰The third fell to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in total.

¹¹The fourth fell to Izri, his sons, and his brothers, 12 in total.

¹²The fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

¹³The sixth fell to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

¹⁴The seventh fell to Jesarelah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

¹⁵The eighth fell to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

¹⁶The ninth fell to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

¹⁷The tenth fell to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

¹⁸The eleventh fell to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

¹⁹The twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

²⁰The thirteenth fell to Shubael, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

²¹The fourteenth fell to Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

²²The fifteenth fell to Jerimoth, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

²³The sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

²⁴The seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

²⁵The eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

²⁶The nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

²⁷The twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

²⁸The twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

²⁹The twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

³⁰The twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.

³¹The twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers, 12 in total.