1David and the commanders of the army selected the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, for the Temple ministry of proclaiming -God’s message with harps, lyres, and cymbals; and the names of the musicians who performed their service was: 2Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. These sons of Asaph were under his direction, who proclaimed God’s message under the direction of the king. 3Of the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father, Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, giving thanks and to praise the LORD. 4Of 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 seer, whom God had honored by giving him fourteen sons and three daughters. 6All these were under the direction of their father to provide music in the Temple of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the Temple of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. 7So the number of them, with their brethren who were trained and skilled in the music of the LORD, was two hundred eighty-eight.

8And they cast lots for their duties, the young as well as the old, the teacher as well as the student. 9The first lot for Asaph came out to Joseph; the second, to Gedaliah, with his brothers and sons, twelve; 10The third, to Zaccur; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 11The fourth, to Izri; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 12The fifth, to Nethaniah; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 13The sixth, to Bukkiah; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 14The seventh, to Jesharelah; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 15The eighth to Jeshaiah; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 16The ninth to Mattaniah; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 17The tenth to Shimei; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 18The eleventh to Azareel; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 19The twelfth to Hashabiah; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 20The thirteenth to Shubael; he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve; 21The fourteenth to Mattithiah; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 22The fifteenth to Jeremoth; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 23The sixteenth to Hananiah; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 25The eighteenth to Hanani; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 26The nineteenth to Mallothi; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 27The twentieth to Eliathah; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 28The twenty-first to Hothir; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 29The twenty-second to Giddalti; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 30The twenty-third to Mahazioth; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve; 31The twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer; he, his sons, and his brothers, twelve.