1 Chronicles25

King David, with the captains, organized the Levitical musicians from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun for service in the house of the Lord. These 288 skilled individuals were appointed to prophesy and praise God with various musical instruments. They were subsequently divided by lot into twenty-four courses, each comprising twelve members.

Organization of Temple Musicians

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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, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, Shisshah, are by the side of their father Jeduthun; with a harp he is prophesying, for giving of thanks and of praise to Jehovah.
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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 giveth to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
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All these are by the side of their father in the song of the house of Jehovah, 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 brethren--taught in the song of Jehovah, all who are intelligent--is two hundred, eighty and eight.

The Twenty-Four Divisions Established by Lot

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And they cause to fall lots--charge over-against charge , as well the small as the great, the intelligent with the learner.
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And the first lot goeth out for Asaph to Joseph; to Gedaliah the second; he, and his brethren and his sons, twelve;
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the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
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eleventh to Azareel, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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at the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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at the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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at the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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at the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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at the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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at the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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at the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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at the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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at the one and twentieth to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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at the two and twentieth to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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at the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
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at the four and twentieth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
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