The cantors
1For the liturgy, David and the senior army officers set apart the sons of Asaph, of Heman and of Jeduthun, who prophesied playing lyre and harp and cymbal, and a list was made of those with these duties to perform.
2Sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph who prophesied whenever the king commanded.
3For Jeduthun: sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, Mattithiah; there were six of them under the direction of their father Jeduthun who, to the sound of the lyre, sang praise and thanks to the Lord.
4For Heman: sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romantiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. 5All these were sons of Heman, the king’s seer; these sounded the trumpet when Yahweh’s word came. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters; 6all of them sang in the Temple of Yahweh under their father’s direction to the sound of cymbal, harp and lyre, for the liturgy in the house of Yahweh at the king’s direction.
7All of these, whether of Asaph, Jeduthun or Heman, who were trained in singing to Yahweh, all of them skilled men, were altogether two hundred and eighty-eight. 8They drew lots to determine the assignment of duties of each of them whether they were young or old, experts or beginners. 9The first lot fell to the Asaphite, Joseph. The second was Gedaliah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 10The third was Zaccur, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 11The fourth was Izri, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 12The fifth was Nethaniah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 13The sixth was Bukkiah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 14The seventh was Jesharelah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 15The eighth was Jeshaiah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 16The ninth was Mattaniah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 17The tenth was Shimei, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 18The eleventh was Azarel, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 19The twelfth was Hashabiah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 20The thirteenth was Shubael, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 21The fourteenth was Mattithiah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 22The fifteenth was Jeremoth, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 23The sixteenth was Hananiah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 24The seventeenth was Joshbe kashah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 25The eighteenth was Hanani, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 26The nineteenth was Mallothi, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 27The twentieth was Eliathah, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 28The twenty-first was Hothir, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 29The twenty-second was Giddalti, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 30The twenty-third was Mahazioth, he and his sons and brothers were twelve. 31The twenty-fourth was Romamtiezer, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.
