1 The Levitical Musicians David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men who performed their service:2 From Asaph’s sons: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under Asaph’s authority, who prophesied under the authority of the king.3 From Jeduthun: Jeduthun’s sons: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, One Hb ms, LXX; other Hb mss omit Shimei Hashabiah, and Mattithiah — six — under the authority of their father Jeduthun, prophesying to the accompaniment of lyres, giving thanks and praise to the Lord .4 From Heman: Heman’s sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.5 All these sons of Heman, the king’s seer, were given by the promises of God to exalt him, Lit by the words of God to lift a horn for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.6 All these men were under their own fathers’ authority for the music in the Lord ’s temple, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king’s authority.7 They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the Lord .8 They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.9 The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph, his sons, and his relatives — 12 LXX; MT lacks his sons, and his relatives — 12 to Gedaliah the second: him, his relatives, and his sons — 1210 the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his relatives — 1211 the fourth to Izri, Variant of Zeri his sons, and his relatives — 1212 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his relatives — 1213 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his relatives — 1214 the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his relatives — 1215 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his relatives — 1216 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his relatives — 1217 the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his relatives — 1218 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his relatives — 1219 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his relatives — 1220 the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his relatives — 1221 the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his relatives — 1222 the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his relatives — 1223 the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his relatives — 1224 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his relatives — 1225 the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his relatives — 1226 the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his relatives — 1227 the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his relatives — 1228 the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his relatives — 1229 the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his relatives — 1230 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his relatives — 1231 and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his relatives — 12.