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From the descendants of Mahli, the leader
was Eleazar, though he had no sons.
From the descendants of Kish, the leader
was Jerahmeel.
From the descendants of Mushi, the
leaders were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
These were the descendants of Levi in their
various families. 31 Like the descendants of
Aaron, they were assigned to their duties by
means of sacred lots, without regard to age or
rank. Lots were drawn in the presence of King
David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the family lead
ers of the priests and the Levites.
25:1 Da
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and the army commanders then
appointed men from the families of Asaph,
Heman, and Jeduthun to proclaim God’s mes
sages to the accompaniment of lyres, harps,
and cymbals. Here is a list of their names and
their work:
2 From the sons of Asaph, there were Zaccur,
Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. They
worked under the direction of their father,
Asaph, who proclaimed God’s messages by
the king’s orders.
3 From the sons of Jeduthun, there were
Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,*
Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all. They
worked under the direction of their father,
Jeduthun, who proclaimed God’s messages
to the accompaniment of the lyre, offering
thanks and praise to the Lord.
4 From the sons of Heman, there were
Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael,*
Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah,
Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah,
Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these
were the sons of Heman, the king’s seer,
for God had honored him with fourteen
sons and three daughters.
6 All
these men were under the direction of
their fathers as they made music at the house
of the Lord. Their responsibilities included the
playing of cymbals, harps, and lyres at the house
of God. A
saph, Jeduthun, and Heman reported
directly to the king. 7 They and their families
were all trained in making music before the
Lord, and each of them—288 in all—was an
accomplished musician. 8 The musicians were
appointed to their term of service by means
of sacred lots, without regard to whether they
were young or old, teacher or student.
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The first lot fell to Joseph of the Asaph clan
and twelve of his sons and relatives.*
The second lot fell to Gedaliah and twelve
of his sons and relatives.
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The third lot fell to Zaccur and twelve of
his sons and relatives.
The fourth lot fell to Zeri* and twelve of his
sons and relatives.
The fifth lot fell to Nethaniah and twelve of
his sons and relatives.
The sixth lot fell to Bukkiah and twelve of
his sons and relatives.
The seventh lot fell to Asarelah* and
twelve of his sons and relatives.
The eighth lot fell to Jeshaiah and twelve of
his sons and relatives.
The ninth lot fell to Mattaniah and twelve
of his sons and relatives.
The tenth lot fell to Shimei and twelve of
his sons and relatives.
The eleventh lot fell to Uzziel* and twelve
of his sons and relatives.
The twelfth lot fell to Hashabiah and
twelve of his sons and relatives.
The thirteenth lot fell to Shubael and
twelve of his sons and relatives.
The fourteenth lot fell to Mattithiah and
twelve of his sons and relatives.
The fifteenth lot fell to Jerimoth* and
twelve of his sons and relatives.
The sixteenth lot fell to Hananiah and
twelve of his sons and relatives.
The seventeenth lot fell to Joshbekashah*
and twelve of his sons and relatives.
The eighteenth lot fell to Hanani and
twelve of his sons and relatives.
The nineteenth lot fell to Mallothi and
twelve of his sons and relatives.
The twentieth lot fell to Eliathah and
twelve of his sons and relatives.
The t wenty-first lot fell to Hothir and
twelve of his sons and relatives.
The t wenty-second lot fell to Giddalti and
twelve of his sons and relatives.
The t wenty-third lot fell to Mahazioth and
twelve of his sons and relatives.
The twenty-fourth lot fell to Romamti-ezer
and twelve of his sons and relatives.
26:1 These are the divisions of the gatekeepers:
From the Korahites, there was Meshelemiah
son of Kore, of the family of Abiasaph.*
2 The sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah
(the oldest), Jediael (the second), Zebadiah
(the third), Jathniel (the fourth), 3 Elam (the
fifth), Jehohanan (the sixth), and
Eliehoenai (the seventh).
4 The sons of O
bed-edom, also gatekeepers,
were Shemaiah (the oldest), Jehozabad (the
second), Joah (the third), Sacar (the fourth),
Nethanel (the fifth), 5 Ammiel (the sixth),
Issachar (the seventh), and Peullethai
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