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CHAP. XXV. Foure sonnes of Asaph, six of Idithun, and fourtene of Heman, chiefe musi∣cians, 7. with their brethren in ••l••wo hundred and fourscore, 8. are di∣stributed by Lottes, in foure and twentie companies, to serue in the temple.

THERFORE Dauid, and the officers of the hoste sepera∣ted [ 1] for the ministerie the sonnes of Asaph, and Heman, and :: Idithun: which should :: prophecie on harpes, & psalte∣ries, & cymbals according to their number seruing the office dedicated to them. † Of the sonnes of Asaph: Zacchur, and [ 2] Ioseph, and Nathania, & Asarela, the sonnes of Asaph: vnder the hand of Asaph prophecying neere the king. † Moreouer [ 3] Idithun: the sonnes of Idithun, Godolias, Sori, Ieseias, and Hasabias, and Mathathias, six, vnder the hand of their father Idithun, who prophecied on harpe ouer them that confessed and praysed our Lord. † Of Heman also: the sonnes of Heman [ 4] Bocciau, Mathania••, Oziel, Subuel, and Ierimoth, Hananias, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddelthi, and Romemthiezer, and Iesba∣cassa, Mellothi, Othir, Mahazioth: † al these the sonnes of [ 5] Heman the Seer of the king in the wordes of God, that he might exalt the horne: & God gaue to Heman fourtene sonnes and three daughters. † Al vnder their fathers were distributed [ 6] to sing in the temple of our Lord, on cymbals, and psalteries and harpes, for the ministeries of the house of our Lord neere the king: to witte, Asaph, and Idithun, and Heman. † And the [ 7] number of them with their brethren, that taught the songue of our Lord, al the teachers two hundred eightie eight. † And [ 8] they did cast lottes by their courses, equally as wel the elder as the yonger, the learned and the vnlearned together. † And [ 9] the first lotte came forth to Ioseph, which was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sonnes, and his brethren twelue. † The third to Zachur, to his sonnes and his brethren [ 10] twelue. † The fourth to Isari, to his sonnes and his brethren [ 11] twelue. † The fifth to Nathanias, to his sonnes & his brethren [ 12] twelue. † The sixth to Bocciau, to his sonnes and his brethren [ 13] twelue. † The seueth to Isreela, to his sonnes and his brethren [ 14] twelue. † The eight to Iesaia, to his sonnes and his brethren [ 15]

twelue. † The ninth to Mathanias, to his sonnes and his bre∣thren [ 16] twelue. † The tenth to Semeias, to his sonnes and his [ 17] brethren twelue. † The eleuenth to Azareel, to his sonnes [ 18] and his brethren twelue. † The twelfth to Hasabia, to his [ 19] sonnes and his brethren twelue. † The thirtenth to Subacl, to [ 20] his sonnes and his brethren twelue. † The fourtenth to Ma∣thathias, [ 21] to his sonnes and his brethren twelue. † The fiftenth [ 22] to Ierimoth, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue. † The [ 23] sixtenth to Hananias, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue. † The seuententh to Iesbacassa, to his sonnes and his brethren [ 24] twelue. † The eightenth to Hanani, to his sonnes and his [ 25] brethren twelue. † The ninetenth to Mellothi, to his sonnes [ 26] and his brethren twelue. † The twenteth to Eliatha, to his [ 27] sonnes and his brethren twelue. † The one and twenteth to [ 28] Othir, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue. † The two and [ 29] twenteth to Geddelthi, to his sonnes and his brethren twelue. † The three and twenteth to Mahazioth, to his sonnes and [ 30] his brethren twelue. † The foure and twenteth to Romem∣thiezer, [ 31] to his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

Notes

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  Otherwise called Ethan. ch. 6. v 44. c. 15. v. 19.
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  They played o•• instrumen∣tes, Psalmes and Canticles made by Pro∣phetes.