¹David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals. The following men were assigned this responsibility: ²From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were supervised by Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision. ³From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all, under supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied as he played a harp, giving thanks and praise to the Lord. ⁴From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. ⁵All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s prophet. God had promised him these sons in order to make him prestigious. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. ⁶All these were under the supervision of their fathers; they were musicians in the Lord’s temple, playing cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king. ⁷They and their relatives, all of them skilled and trained to make music to the Lord, numbered 288. ⁸They cast lots to determine their responsibilities—oldest as well as youngest, teacher as well as student. ⁹The first lot went to Asaph’s son Joseph and his relatives and sons—twelve in all, the second to Gedaliah and his relatives and sons—twelve in all,¹⁰the third to Zaccur and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,¹¹the fourth to Izri and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,¹²the fifth to Nethaniah and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,¹³the sixth to Bukkiah and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,¹⁴the seventh to Jesharelah and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,¹⁵the eighth to Jeshaiah and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,¹⁶the ninth to Mattaniah and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,¹⁷the tenth to Shimei and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,¹⁸the eleventh to Azarel and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,¹⁹the twelfth to Hashabiah and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,²⁰the thirteenth to Shubael and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,²¹the fourteenth to Mattithiah and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,²²the fifteenth to Jerimoth and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,²³the sixteenth to Hananiah and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,²⁴the seventeenth to Joshbekashah and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,²⁵the eighteenth to Hanani and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,²⁶the nineteenth to Mallothi and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,²⁷the twentieth to Eliathah and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,²⁸the twenty-first to Hothir and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,²⁹the twenty-second to Giddalti and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,³⁰the twenty-third to Mahazioth and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,³¹the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer and his sons and relatives—twelve in all.