Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was: Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king. Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD. Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth: All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. 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.-1 Chronicles 25:1-7***Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun were Israelites from the tribe of Levi, descended from Abraham (Abram the Hebrew) and Sarah (Sarai), Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob (Israel) and his 1st wife Leah, and Jacob and Leah's 3rd born son Levi. King David and his family were from the tribe of Jacob and Leah's 4th born son Judah. Asaph, Heman, (and probably Jeduthun), were among the selected group of musicians with David and other Israelites on a journey to retrieve the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the home of Obed-Edom the Gittite. Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun served prominently when the ark of the covenant was placed in a special tent in the City of David. Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun were on the roster of musicians selected to minister continuously at the tent wherein the ark of the covenant was placed. Moreover, David and his army commanders selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun to prophesy and play music at the tent. The sons were supervised by their fathers, and the fathers followed the authority of David, and David obeyed the commands of the Lord God. David was the 2nd king to rule over all of the Israelites in the Promised Land, the land that the Lord God promised to give to Abraham, and Isaac, and to Jacob, and their descendants. Solomon, the 2nd child born to David and Bathsheba, was the 3rd king to reign. In Jerusalem, Solomon built the temple of the Lord. After the temple was built, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons were among the musicians playing on the day that the priests placed the ark of the covenant in the Most Holy Place inside the temple. Afterwards, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons were faithful in their duties at the temple. Over 900 years after Rehoboam, the son born to Solomon and Naamah, became the 4th king to rule over all of the Israelites, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1:1-14:31, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 6:1-81, 10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles 1:1-12:16, Ezra 1:1-2:70, Nehemiah 7:1-73, 11:1-12:47, Psalm 39, Psalm 50, Psalm 62, Psalm 73-Psalm 83, Psalm 88, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26
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