1 Chronicles 24
1 Chronicles chapter 24 from the John Wycliffe Bible (c.1395)
1 Forsothe the firste lot yede out to Joiarib, the secounde to Jedeie,
2 the thridde to Aharym, the fourthe to Seorym,
3 the fyuethe to Melchie,
4 the sixte to Maynan, the seuenthe to Accos,
5 the eiythe to Abia, the nynthe to Hieusu, the tenthe to Sechema, the elleuenthe to Eliasib,
6 the tweluethe to Jacyn,
7 the thrittenthe to Opha, the fourtenthe to Isbaal,
8 the fiftenthe to Abelga, the sixtenthe to Emmer,
9 the seuententhe to Ezir, the eiytenthe to Ahapses, the nyntenthe to Pheseye,
10 the twentithe to Jezechel,
11 the oon and twentithe to Jachym, the two and twentithe to Gamul, the thre and twentithe to Dalayam,
12 the foure and twentithe to Mazzian.
13 These weren the whilis of hem bi her mynysteries, that thei entre in to the hows of God, and bi her custom vndur the hond of Aaron, her fadir, as the Lord God of Israel comaundide.
14 Forsothe Sebahel was prince of the sones of Leuy that weren resydue, of the sones of Amram; and the sone of Sebahel was Jedeie;
15 also Jesie was prince of the sones of Roobie.
16 Sotheli Salomoth was prince of Isaaris; and the sone of Salamoth was Janadiath;
17 and his firste sone was Jeriuans, Amarie the secounde, Azihel the thridde, Jethmoan the fourthe.
18 The sone of Ozihel was Mycha; the sone of Mycha was Samyr;
19 the brother of Mycha was Jesia; and the sone of Jesia was Zacharie.
20 The sones of Merary weren Mooli and Musi; the sone of Josyan was Bennon;
21 and the sone of Merarie was Ozian, and Soen, and Zaccur, and Hebri.
22 Sotheli the sone of Mooli was Eleazar, that hadde not fre sones; forsothe the sone of Cys was Jeremyhel;
23 the sones of Musy weren Mooli,
24 Eder, Jerymuth. These weren the sones of Leuy, bi the housis of her meynees.
25 Also and thei senten lottis ayens her britheren, the sones of Aaron, bifor Dauid the kyng, and bifor Sadoch, and Achymelech, and the princes of meynees of preestis and of dekenes; lot departide euenli alle, bothe the gretter and the lesse.
27 Therfor Dauid, and the magestratis of the oost, departiden in to the seruyce the sones of Asaph, and of Eman, and of Idithum, whiche schulden profecye in harpis, and sawtrees, and cymbalis, bi her noumbre, and serue the office halewid to hem.
28 Of the sones of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela; sotheli the sones of Asaph vndir the hond of Asaph profesieden bisidis the kyng.
29 Forsothe the sones of Idithum weren these; Idithum, Godolie, Sori, Jesie, and Sabaie, and Mathatie, sixe; vndur the hond of hir fadir Idithum, that profesiede in an harpe on men knoulechynge and preysynge the Lord.
30 Also the sones of Heman weren Heman, Boccia, Mathanya, Oziel, Subuhel, and Jerymoth, Ananye, Anan, Elyatha, Gaeldothi, and Romenthi, Ezer, and Jesbacasi, Melothy, Othir, Mazioth;
31 alle these sones of Heman weren profetis of the kyng in the wordis of God, that he schulde enhaunse the horn. And God yaf to Heman fourtene sones, and thre douytris.
