1 Davi, junto com os comandantes do exército, separou alguns dos filhos de Asafe, de Hemã e de Jedutum para o ministério de profetizar ao som de harpas, liras e címbalos. Esta é a lista dos escolhidos para essa função:

2 Dos filhos de Asafe: Zacur, José, Netanias e Asarela. Os filhos de Asafe estavam sob a sua supervisão que, por sua vez, profetizava sob a supervisão do rei.

3 Dos filhos de Jedutum: Gedalias, Zeri, Jesaías, Simei, Hasabias e Matitias, seis ao todo, sob a supervisão de seu pai, Jedutum, que profetizava ao som da harpa para agradecer e louvar ao Senhor.

4 Dos filhos de Hemã: Buquias, Matanias, Uziel, Sebuel, Jeremote, Hananias, Hanani, Eliata, Gidalti, Romanti-Ézer, Josbecasa, Maloti, Hotir e Maaziote.

5 Todos esses eram filhos de Hemã, o vidente do rei. Esses lhe nasceram conforme as promessas de que Deus haveria de torná-lo poderoso. E Deus deu a Hemã catorze filhos e três filhas.

6 Todos esses homens estavam sob a supervisão de seus pais quando ministravam a música do templo do Senhor, com címbalos, liras e harpas, na casa de Deus. Asafe, Jedutum e Hemã estavam sob a supervisão do rei.

7 Junto com seus parentes, todos capazes e preparados para o ministério do louvor do Senhor, totalizavam 288.

8 Então tiraram sortes entre jovens e velhos, mestres e discípulos para designar-lhes suas responsabilidades.

9 A primeira sorte, caiu para José, filho de Asafe, com seus filhos e parentes; eram ao todo 12; a segunda, para Gedalias, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

10 a terceira, para Zacur, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

11 a quarta, para Izri, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

12 a quinta, para Netanias, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

13 a sexta, para Buquias, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

14 a sétima, para Jesarela, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

15 a oitava, para Jesaías, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

16 a nona, para Matanias, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

17 a décima, para Simei, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

18 a décima primeira, para Azareel, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

19 a décima segunda, para Hasabias, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

20 a décima terceira, para Subael, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

21 a décima quarta, para Matitias, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

22 a décima quinta, para Jeremote, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

23 a décima sexta, para Hananias, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

24 a décima sétima, para Josbecasa, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

25 a décima oitava, para Hanani, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

26 a décima nona, para Maloti, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

27 a vigésima, para Eliata, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

28 a vigésima primeira, para Hotir, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

29 a vigésima segunda, para Gidalti, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

30 a vigésima terceira, para Maaziote, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12;

31 a vigésima quarta, para Romanti-Ézer, com seus filhos e parentes, eram ao todo 12.

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.