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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 Chronicles 25</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_chronicles/25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//1_chronicles/25-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/1_chronicles/">1 Chronicles</a> > 1 Chronicles 25</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_chronicles/24.htm" title="1 Chronicles 24">◄</a> 1 Chronicles 25 <a href="../1_chronicles/26.htm" title="1 Chronicles 26">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/25.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/25.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/25.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/25.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/25.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/25.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/25.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Twenty-Four Divisions of Musicians<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Additionally, 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: <p class="indent1stline"> <A name="3"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>From 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. <p class="indent1"> <A name="4"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> 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. <p class="indent1"> <A name="5"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> Jerimoth,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>All 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. <A name="7"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>All 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. <p class="reg"> Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil. <A name="10"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> <p class="list1"> the second to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="11"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="12"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>the fourth to Izri,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="13"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="14"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="15"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>the seventh to Jesarelah,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="16"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="17"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="18"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="19"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>the eleventh to Azarel,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">g</a></span> his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="20"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="21"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="22"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="23"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>the fifteenth to Jeremoth,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">h</a></span> his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="24"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="25"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="26"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="27"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="28"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="29"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="30"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <A name="31"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; <p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> One Hebrew manuscript and some LXX manuscripts (see also verse 17); most Hebrew manuscripts do not include <i>Shimei</i><span class="thin"> </span>.<br><span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <i>Shebuel</i><span class="thin"> </span> is a variant of <i>Shubael</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see verse 20.<br><span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <i>Jerimoth</i><span class="thin"> </span> is a variant of <i>Jeremoth</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see verse 22.<br><span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> See LXX and the total in verse 7; Hebrew does not include <i>his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">11</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> <i>Izri</i><span class="thin"> </span> is a variant of <i>Zeri</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see verse 3.<br><span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> <i>Jesarelah</i><span class="thin"> </span> is a variant of <i>Asarelah</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see verse 2.<br><span class="fnverse">18</span> <span class="footnotesbot">g</span> <i>Azarel</i><span class="thin"> </span> is a variant of <i>Uzziel</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see verse 4.<br><span class="fnverse">22</span> <span class="footnotesbot">h</span> <i>Jeremoth</i><span class="thin"> </span> is a variant of <i>Jerimoth</i><span class="thin"> </span>; 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