Worshipers Appointed for the Father's Service

Singers are conscripted for our Father's service like soldiers: 288 trained musicians under Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman, whose playing is called prophesying. Their shifts are drawn by lot too, teacher and pupil alike — skill sets the standard, but chance sets the schedule.

Chapter 25.

David and the army commanders set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun for service, who prophesied with lyres, harps, and cymbals. Their numbers, by task, were: Sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, Asharelah, the sons of Asaph—under Asaph's direction, prophesying under the king's direction. Jeduthun's sons: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, Mattithiah—six, guided by their father Jeduthun, prophesied with the lyre, thanking and praising our Father. Of Heman, sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. All these were sons of Heman, the king's seer, given through our Father's word to lift Heman up. Our Father gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. All these were under their father's direction for song in the house of our Father, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of the house of our Father; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king's direction. Their number, with their kin trained to sing to our Father—all skilled—was 288. And they cast lots for their duties, small and great alike, teacher and pupil alike.

The first lot came out for Asaph, to Joseph; the second, Gedaliah with his brothers and sons, twelve. The third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve; the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.

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1 Chronicles 25

Worshipers Appointed for the Father's Service

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