1 Davi e os chefes do exército apartaram para o serviço os filhos de Asaf, de Hemã e de Iditum, que profetizavam ao som da harpa, da cítara e dos címbalos. Eis a lista dos homens encarregados deste serviço:

2 Dos filhos de Asaf: Zacur, José, Natania e Asarela, filhos de Asaf, sob a direção de Asaf, que profetizava segundo as ordens do rei.

3 De Iditum: os filhos de Iditum: Godolias, Sori, Jeseías, Hasabias, Matatias, e Semei, seis, sob as ordens de seu pai Iditum, que profetizava com a cítara para cantar e louvar ao Senhor.

4 De Hemã: os filhos de Hemã: Bociau, Mataniau, Oziel, Subuel, Jerimot, Ananias, Anani, Eliata, Gedelti, Romentiezer, Jesbacassa, Meloti, Otir e Maaziot;

5 eram todos filhos de Hamon, que era vidente do rei, para revelar as palavras de Deus e exaltar seu poder: Deus tinha dado a Hemã quatorze filhos e três filhas.

6 Eis, portanto, os que, sob a direção de seus pais, estavam encarregados do canto no templo. Tinham címbalos, cítaras e harpas para o serviço do templo, sob as ordens de Davi, de Asaf, de Iditum e de Hemã.

7 O número deles, juntamente com seus irmãos exercitados em cantar ao Senhor, todos hábeis em sua arte, atingia o número de duzentos e oitenta e oito.

8 Tiraram, pela sorte, a ordem de serviço, pequenos e grandes, mestres e discípulos.

9 A primeira sorte caiu por Asaf, a José; a segunda a Godolias com seus irmãos e seus filhos: doze;

10 a terceira a Zacur com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

11 a quarta a Isari com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

12 a quinta a Natanias com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

13 a sexta a Bociau com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

14 a sétima, a Isreela com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

15 a oitava a Jeseías com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

16 a nona a Matanias com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

17 a décima a Semeías com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

18 a undécima a Azareel com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

19 a duodécima a Hasabias com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

20 a décima terceira a Subuel com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

21 a décima quarta a Matatias com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

22 a décima quinta a Jerimot com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

23 a décima sexta a Ananias com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

24 a décima sétima a Jesbacassa com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

25 a décima oitava a Anani com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

26 a décima nona a Meloti com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

27 a vigésima a Eliata com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

28 a vigésima primeira a Otir com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

29 a vigésima segunda a Gedelti com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

30 a vigésima terceira a Maaziot com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze;

31 a vigésima quarta a Romentiezer com seus filhos e seus irmãos: doze.

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.