31AND THEY CAST ALSO THEY LOTS <TO> CORRESPONDING TO RELATIVES THEIR [THE] DESCENDANTS OF AARON <TO> BEFORE DAVID THE KING AND ZADOK AND AHIMELECH AND [THE] HEADS OF THE FATHERS OF THE PRIESTS AND OF THE LEVITES FATHERS THE CHIEF <TO> CORRESPONDING TO BROTHER HIS <THE> YOUNG 31As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites— the family heads and their younger brothers alike.
1AND HE SEPARATED DAVID AND [THE] COMMANDERS OF THE ARMY FOR SERVICE <TO> [THE] SONS OF ASAPH AND HEMAN AND JEDUTHUN WHO PROPHESIED WITH HARPS WITH LYRES AND WITH CYMBALS AND IT WAS NUMBER THEIR MEN OF WORK FOR SERVICE THEIR Twenty-Four Divisions of Musicians 1Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
2OF [THE] SONS OF ASAPH ZACCUR AND JOSEPH AND NETHANIAH AND ASARELAH [THE] SONS OF ASAPH [WERE] ON [THE] HAND OF ASAPH WHO PROPHESIED ON [THE] HANDS OF THE KING 2From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
3FOR JEDUTHUN [THE] SONS OF JEDUTHUN GEDALIAH AND ZERI AND JESHAIAH HASHABIAH AND MATTITHIAH SIX ON [THE] HANDS OF FATHER THEIR JEDUTHUN WITH <THE> HARP WHO PROPHESIED ON TO GIVE THANKS AND TO PRAISE <TO> YAHWEH 3From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah Shimei,*NoteCloseOne Hebrew manuscript and some LXX manuscripts (see also verse 17); most Hebrew manuscripts do not include Shimei. Hashabiah, and Mattithiah— six in all— under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
4FOR HEMAN [THE] SONS OF HEMAN BUKKIAH MATTANIAH UZZIEL SHEBUEL AND JERIMOTH HANANIAH HANANI ELIATHAH GIDDALTI AND ROMAMTI- EZER JOSHBEKASHAH MALLOTHI HOTHIR MAHAZIOTH 4From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel,*NoteCloseShebuel is a variant of Shubael; see verse 20. Jerimoth,*NoteCloseJerimoth is a variant of Jeremoth; see verse 22. Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
5ALL THESE [WERE] SONS OF HEMAN [THE] SEER OF THE KING BY [THE] WORDS OF <THE> GOD TO LIFT UP A HORN AND HE GAVE <THE> GOD TO HEMAN SONS FOUR- TEEN AND DAUGHTERS THREE 5All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6ALL THESE [WERE] ON [THE] HANDS OF FATHER THEIR WITH <THE> SONG [THE] HOUSE OF YAHWEH WITH CYMBALS LYRES AND HARPS FOR [THE] SERVICE OF [THE] HOUSE OF <THE> GOD ON [THE] HANDS OF THE KING ASAPH AND JEDUTHUN AND HEMAN 6All these were under the direction 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 direction of the king.
7AND IT WAS NUMBER THEIR WITH RELATIVES THEIR TRAINED OF SONG TO YAHWEH EVERY <THE> UNDERSTANDING [PERSON] TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY AND EIGHT 7Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.
8AND THEY CAST LOTS DUTY <TO> CORRESPONDINGLY AS THE SMALL AS THE GREAT TEACHER WITH PUPIL 8They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.
9AND IT WENT OUT THE LOT <THE> FIRST FOR ASAPH TO JOSEPH AND RELATIVES HIS AND SONS HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN GEDALIAH THE SECOND HE AND RELATIVES HIS AND SONS HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 9The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;*NoteCloseSee LXX and the total in verse 7; Hebrew does not include his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; the second to Gedaliah his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
10THE THIRD ZACCUR SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 10the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
11THE FOURTH TO <THE> IZRI SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 11the fourth to Izri,*NoteCloseIzri is a variant of Zeri; see verse 3. his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
12THE FIFTH NETHANIAH SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 12the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
13THE SIXTH BUKKIAH SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 13the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
14THE SEVENTH JESHARELAH SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 14the seventh to Jesarelah,*NoteCloseJesarelah is a variant of Asarelah; see verse 2. his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
15THE EIGHTH JESHAIAH SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 15the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
16THE NINTH MATTANIAH SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 16the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
17THE TENTH SHIMEI SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 17the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
18ONE [PLUS] TEN AZAREL SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 18the eleventh to Azarel,*NoteCloseAzarel is a variant of Uzziel; see verse 4. his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
19THE TWO [PLUS] TEN TO HASHABIAH SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 19the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
20FOR THIR- TEEN SHUBAEL SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 20the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
21FOR FOUR- TEEN MATTITHIAH SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 21the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
22FOR FIF- TEEN TO JEREMOTH SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEEN 22the fifteenth to Jeremoth,*NoteCloseJeremoth is a variant of Jerimoth; see verse 4. his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
23FOR SIX- TEEN TO HANANIAH SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 23the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
24FOR SEVEN- TEEN TO JOSHBEKASHAH SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 24the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
25FOR EIGHT- TEEN TO HANANI SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 25the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
26FOR NINE- TEEN TO MALLOTHI SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 26the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
27FOR TWENTY TO ELIATHAH SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 27the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
28FOR ONE AND TWENTY TO HOTHIR SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 28the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
29FOR TWO AND TWENTY TO GIDDALTI SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 29the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
30FOR THREE AND TWENTY TO MAHAZIOTH SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 30the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;
31FOR FOUR AND TWENTY TO ROMAMTI- EZER SONS HIS AND RELATIVES HIS TWO [PLUS] TEN 31and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all.