1 Chronicles 25:7-1953 kjv — So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, w…

“And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto Jehovah, even all that were skilful, was two hundred fourscore and eight. And they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah; he and his brethren and sons were twelve: the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve: the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve: the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve: the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve: the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve: the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve: the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve: the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve: the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve: the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve: for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve: for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve: for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve: for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve: for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve: for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve: for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve: for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve: for the one and twentieth to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve: for the two and twentieth to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve: for the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve: for the four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve. ”

“The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to Yahweh, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight. They cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve: the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve: the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve: the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve: the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve: the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve: the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve: the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve: the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve: the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve: the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve: for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve: for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve: for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve: for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve: for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve: for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve: for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve: for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve: for the one and twentieth to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve: for the two and twentieth to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve: for the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve: for the four and twentieth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.”

“They and their relatives, all of them skilled and trained to make music to the LORD, numbered two hundred eighty-eight. They cast lots to determine their responsibilities– oldest as well as youngest, teacher as well as student. The first lot went to Asaph’s son Joseph and his relatives and sons– twelve in all, the second to Gedaliah and his relatives and sons– twelve in all, the third to Zaccur and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the fourth to Izri and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the fifth to Nethaniah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the sixth to Bukkiah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the seventh to Jesharelah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the eighth to Jeshaiah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the ninth to Mattaniah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the tenth to Shimei and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the eleventh to Azarel and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the twelfth to Hashabiah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the thirteenth to Shubael and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the fourteenth to Mattithiah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the fifteenth to Jerimoth and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the sixteenth to Hananiah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the seventeenth to Joshbekashah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the eighteenth to Hanani and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the nineteenth to Mallothi and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the twentieth to Eliathah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the twenty-first to Hothir and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the twenty-second to Giddalti and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the twenty-third to Mahazioth and his sons and relatives– twelve in all, the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer and his sons and relatives– twelve in all.”

“And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred and eighty-eight. And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together. And the first lot came forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sons, and his brethren twelve. The third to Zachur, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The fourth to Isari, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The fifth to Nathania, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The sixth to Bocciau, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The seventh to Isreela, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The eighth to Jesaia, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The ninth to Mathanaias, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The tenth to Semeias, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The eleventh to Azareel, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The twelfth to Hasabia, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The thirteenth to Subael, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The fourteenth to Mathathias, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The fifteenth to Jerimoth, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The sixteenth to Hananias, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The seventeenth to Jesbacassa, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The eighteenth to Hanani, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The nineteenth to Mellothi, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The twentieth to Eliatha, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The one and twentieth to Othir, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The two and twentieth to Geddelthi, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, to his sons and his brethren twelve. The four and twentieth to Romemthiezer, to his sons and his brethren twelve. ”

“And the number of them, with their brothers who were trained and expert in making melody to the Lord, was two hundred and eighty-eight. And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner. Now of the group of Asaph, the first name to come out was Joseph; the second Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve? The third Zaccur, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The fourth Izri, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The fifth Nethaniah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The sixth Bukkiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The seventh Jesharelah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The eighth Jeshaiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The ninth Mattaniah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The tenth Shimei, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The eleventh Azarel, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The twelfth Hashabiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The thirteenth Shubael, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The fourteenth Mattithiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The fifteenth Jeremoth, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The sixteenth Hananiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The seventeenth Joshbekashah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The eighteenth Hanani, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The nineteenth Mallothi, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The twentieth Eliathah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The twenty-first Hothir, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The twenty-second Giddalti, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The twenty-third Mahazioth, with his sons and his brothers, twelve; The twenty-fourth Romamti-ezer, with his sons and his brothers, twelve.”

“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. And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve: The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: The four and twentieth to Romamti–ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve. ”