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The Musicians
1#2Ki 3:15; 1Ch 6:33Then David and the officers of the army also set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, those who prophesied with lyres, harps, and cymbals. The number of those who did the work according to their service was:
2#1Ch 25:6; 25:1From the sons of Asaph:
Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the guidance of Asaph, who prophesied according to the decree of the king.
3#1Ch 16:41–42For Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun:
Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the guidance of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre in giving thanks and praise to the Lord.
4For Heman, the sons of Heman:
Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. 5#1Ch 21:9All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s seer, according to the words of God, to exalt him, for God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman.
6#1Ch 25:1–3All these were under the direction of their father for the music in the house of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God by decree of the king: Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. 7So the number of them, with their brothers, who were trained in singing to the Lord, all of whom were skillful, was two hundred and eighty-eight. 8#1Ch 26:13They cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and student alike.
9The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph;
the second to Gedaliah,
to him and his brothers and his sons, twelve;
10the third to Zakkur,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
11the fourth to Izri,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
12the fifth to Nethaniah,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
13the sixth to Bukkiah,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
14the seventh to Jesarelah,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
15the eighth to Jeshaiah,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
16the ninth to Mattaniah,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
17the tenth to Shimei,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
18the eleventh to Azarel,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
19the twelfth to Hashabiah,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
20for the thirteenth to Shubael,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
21for the fourteenth to Mattithiah,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
22for the fifteenth to Jerimoth,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
23for the sixteenth to Hananiah,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
24for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
25for the eighteenth to Hanani,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
26for the nineteenth to Mallothi,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
27for the twentieth to Eliathah,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
28for the twenty-first to Hothir,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
29for the twenty-second to Giddalti,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
30for the twenty-third to Mahazioth,
his sons and his brothers, twelve;
31for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer,
his sons and his brothers, twelve.