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And David and the heads of the host separate for service, of the sons of Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, who are prophesying with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals; and the number of the workmen is according to their service.
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Of sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah; sons of Asaph [are] by the side of Asaph, who is prophesying by the side of the king.
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Of Jeduthun, sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, [and Shimei, and] Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, by the side of their father Jeduthun; he is prophesying with a harp, for giving of thanks and of praise for YHWH.
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Of Heman, sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth;
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all these [are] sons of Heman, seer of the king in the things of God, to lift up a horn; and God gives fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman.
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All these [are] by the side of their father in the song of the house of YHWH, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; by the side of the king [are] Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman.
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And their number, with their brothers taught in the song of YHWH—all who are intelligent—[is] two hundred and eighty-eight.
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And they cause lots to fall, charge next to [charge], the small as well as the great, the intelligent with the learner.
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And the first lot goes out for Asaph to Joseph; the second, Gedaliah—him, and his brothers and his sons—twelve;
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the third, Zaccur, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the seventh, Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brothers—twelve:
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eleventh, Azareel, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers—twelve;
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the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers—twelve.
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