1st Chronicles 历代志上25

25David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry¹ of prophesying², accompanied by harps⁴, lyres and cymbals⁵. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:
2From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the supervision⁶ of Asaph, who prophesied⁷ under the king's supervision.
3As for Jeduthun, from his sons: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six in all, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied, using the harp³ in thanking and praising the Lord .
4As for Heman, from his sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-Ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth.
5All these were sons of Heman the king's seer. They were given him through the promises of God to exalt⁸ him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6All these men were under the supervision of their fathers for the music of the temple of the Lord , with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the ministry at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the supervision of the king.
7Along with their relatives-all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord -they numbered 288.
8Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots for their duties.
9The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons and relatives, 12 the second to Gedaliah, he and his relatives and sons, 12
10the third to Zaccur, his sons and relatives, 12
11the fourth to Izri, his sons and relatives, 12
12the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and relatives, 12
13the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and relatives, 12
14the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons and relatives, 12
15the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and relatives, 12
16the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and relatives, 12
17the tenth to Shimei, his sons and relatives, 12
18the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and relatives, 12
19the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and relatives, 12
20the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons and relatives, 12
21the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons and relatives, 12
22the fifteenth to Jerimoth, his sons and relatives, 12
23the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and relatives, 12
24the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and relatives, 12
25the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and relatives, 12
26the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and relatives, 12
27the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and relatives, 12
28the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and relatives, 12
29the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and relatives, 12
30the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and relatives, 12
31the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and relatives, 12

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 prophesying   

v.预告，预言( prophesy的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. 凡男人祷告或是讲道（道或作说预言下同）若蒙着头，就是羞辱自己的头。 来自互联网
• Prophesying was the only human art that couldn't be improved by practice. 预言是唯一的一项无法经由练习而改善的人类技术。 来自互联网

3 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

4 harps   

abbr.harpsichord 拨弦古钢琴n.竖琴( harp的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She continually harps on lack of money. 她总唠叨说缺钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He could turn on the harps of the blessed. 他能召来天使的竖琴为他奏乐。 来自辞典例句

5 cymbals   

pl.铙钹

参考例句：

• People shouted, while the drums and .cymbals crashed incessantly. 人声嘈杂，锣鼓不停地大响特响。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• The dragon dance troupe, beating drums and cymbals, entered the outer compound. 龙灯随着锣鼓声进来，停在二门外的大天井里。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

6 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

7 prophesied   

v.预告，预言( prophesy的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She prophesied that she would win a gold medal. 她预言自己将赢得金牌。
• She prophesied the tragic outcome. 她预言有悲惨的结果。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 exalt   

v.赞扬，歌颂，晋升，提升

参考例句：

• She thanked the President to exalt her.她感谢总统提拔她。
• His work exalts all those virtues that we,as Americans,are taught to hold dear.他的作品颂扬了所有那些身为美国人应该珍视的美德。