1 Dawid oraz dowódcy wojska wyznaczyli na służbę synów Asafa, Hemana i Jedutuna, prorokujących przy wtórze lir, harf i cymbałów. A taki był spis mężczyzn zajmujących się tą służbą: 2 spośród synów Asafa – Zakkur, Józef, Netaniasz i Asareela, synowie Asafa, pomagający Asafowi, który prorokował przy króla. 3 Od Jedutuna, synowie Jedutuna – Gedaliasz, Seri, Izajasz, Chaszabiasz, Mattitiasz. Tych sześciu podlegało ojcu – Jedutunowi, który prorokował przy wtórze liry, wielbiąc i chwaląc Pana.
4 Od Hemana, synowie Hemana – Bukkijasz, Mattaniasz, Uzzjel, Szebuel, Jerimot, Chananiasz, Chanani, Eliata, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joszbekasza, Malloti, Hotir, Machaziot. 5 Wszyscy oni byli synami Hemana, królewskiego Widzącego dla jego wywyższenia według słów Boga. I Bóg dał Hemanowi czternastu synów i trzy córki. 6 Wszyscy oni podlegali swemu ojcu w wykonywaniu śpiewów w domu Pana, przy wtórze cymbałów, harf i lir, służąc w domu Bożym i podlegając królowi, byli to: Asaf, Jedutun i Heman. 7 A ich liczba, wszystkich wykształconych, wraz z ich braćmi wyćwiczonymi w śpiewie dla Pana, wynosiła dwieście osiemdziesiąt osiem. 8 Kolejno rzucali losy w związku z rodzajem posługi, zarówno mały jak i wielki, nauczyciel jak i uczeń.
9 Pierwszy los padł na Asafa – dla Józefa, drugi na Gedaliasza, na niego, jego braci i synów – razem było ich dwunastu.
10 Trzeci na Zakkura, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
11 Czwarty na Jisriego, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
12 Piąty na Netaniasza, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
13 Szósty na Bukkijasza, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
14 Siódmy na Jesareela, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
15 Ósmy na Izajasza, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
16 Dziewiąty na Mattaniasza, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
17 Dziesiąty na Szimeiego, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
18 Jedenasty na Azarela, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
19 Dwunasty na Chaszabiasza, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
20 Trzynasty na Szubaela, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
21 Czternasty na Mattitiasza, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
22 Piętnasty na Jeremota, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
23 Szesnasty na Chananiasza, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
24 Siedemnasty na Joszbekaszę, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
25 Osiemnasty na Chananiego, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
26 Dziewiętnasty na Mallotiego, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
27 Dwudziesty na Eliatę, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
28 Dwudziesty pierwszy na Hotira, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
29 Dwudziesty drugi na Giddaltiego, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
30 Dwudziesty trzeci na Machaziota, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
31 Dwudziesty czwarty na Romamti-Ezera, jego synów i braci – razem dwunastu.
1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was: 2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king. 3 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD. 4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth: 5 All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. 7 So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
8 ¶ And they cast lots, ward against ward , as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. 9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve: 10 The third to Zaccur, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 11 The fourth to Izri, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 17 The tenth to Shimei, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 18 The eleventh to Azareel, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 31 The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.