1David and the leaders of the army selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:

2From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, ¹³the sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the king's supervision.

3From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, ¹⁴Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who played the harp for giving thanks and praising Yahweh.

4From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, ¹⁵Shubael, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

5All these were the sons of Heman the king's prophet. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters to lift up his horn.

6All these were under the direction of their fathers. They were musicians in Yahweh's house, with cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God's house. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king's supervision.

7They and their brothers who were skilled and trained to make music to Yahweh numbered 288.

8They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the same for the young as well as the old, the teacher as well as the student.

9Now regarding Asaph's sons: The first lot fell to Joseph's family; the second fell to Gedaliah's family, twelve persons in number;

10the third fell to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

11the fourth fell to Izri, ¹⁶his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

12the fifth fell to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

13the sixth fell to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

14the seventh fell to Jesarelah, ¹⁷his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

15the eighth fell to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

16the ninth fell to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

17the tenth fell to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

18the eleventh fell to Azarel, ¹⁸his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

19the twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

20the thirteenth fell to Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

21the fourteenth fell to Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

22the fifteenth fell to Jerimoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

23the sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

24the seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

25the eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

26the nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

27the twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

28the twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

29the twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

30the twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

31the twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number.