1 Chronicles 25 - Easy To Read Version

¹ David and the leaders of the army separated Asaph’s sons for special service. Asaph’s sons were Heman and Jeduthun. Their special service was to prophesy {\cf2\super [270]} God’s message by using harps, {\cf2\super [271]} lyres, {\cf2\super [272]} and cymbals. {\cf2\super [273]} Here is a list of the men that served this way:

² From Asaph’s family: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. King David chose Asaph to prophesy. {\cf2\super [274]} And Asaph led his sons.

³ From Jeduthun’s family: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah. There were six of them. Jeduthun led his sons. Jeduthun used harps {\cf2\super [275]} to prophesy {\cf2\super [276]} and give thanks and praise to the Lord.

⁴ Heman’s sons that served were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti Ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

⁵ All these men were Heman’s sons. Heman was David’s seer. {\cf2\super [277]} God promised to make Heman strong. So Heman had many sons. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

⁶ Heman led all his sons in singing in the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [278]} Those sons used cymbals, {\cf2\super [279]} lyres, {\cf2\super [280]} and harps. {\cf2\super [281]} That was their way of serving in God’s temple. King David chose those men.

⁷ Those men and their relatives from the family group of Levi were trained to sing. There were 288 men that learned to sing praises to the Lord.

⁸ They threw lots {\cf2\super [282]} to choose the different kinds of work each person was to do. Every person was treated the same. Young and old were treated the same. And the teacher was treated the same as the student.

⁹ First, there were 12 men chosen from Asaph’s (Joseph’s) \{sons and relatives\}.

¹⁰ Third, there were 12 men chosen from Zaccur’s sons and relatives.

¹¹ Fourth, there were 12 men chosen from Izri’s sons and relatives.

¹² Fifth, there were 12 men chosen from Nethaniah’s sons and relatives.

¹³ Sixth, there were 12 men chosen from Bukkiah’s sons and relatives.

¹⁴ Seventh, there were 12 men chosen from Asarelah’s sons and relatives.

¹⁵ Eighth, there were 12 men chosen from Jeshaiah’s sons and relatives.

¹⁶ Ninth, there were 12 men chosen from Mattaniah’s sons and relatives.

¹⁷ Tenth, there were 12 men chosen from Shimei’s sons and relatives.

¹⁸ Eleventh, there were 12 men chosen from Azarel’s sons and relatives.

¹⁹ Twelfth, there were 12 men chosen from Hashabiah’s sons and relatives.

²⁰ Thirteenth, there were 12 men chosen from Shubael’s sons and relatives.

²¹ Fourteenth, there were 12 men chosen from Mattithiah’s sons and relatives.

²² Fifteenth, there were 12 men chosen from Jeremoth’s sons and relatives.

²³ Sixteenth, there were 12 men chosen from Hananiah’s sons and relatives.

²⁴ Seventeenth, there were 12 men chosen from Joshbakashah’s sons and relatives.

²⁵ Eighteenth, there were 12 men chosen from Hanani’s sons and relatives.

²⁶ Nineteenth, there were 12 men chosen from Mallothi’s sons and relatives.

²⁷ Twentieth, there were 12 men chosen from Eliathah’s sons and relatives.

²⁸ Twenty-first, there were 12 men chosen from Hothir’s sons and relatives.

²⁹ Twenty-second, there were 12 men chosen from Giddalti’s sons and relatives.

³⁰ Twenty-third, there were 12 men chosen from Mahazioth’s sons and relatives.

³¹ Twenty-fourth, there were 12 men chosen from Romamti Ezer’s sons and relatives.