1 Chronicles 25:4

4 From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, ^[a] Jerimoth, ^[b] Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

1 Chronicles 25:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 25:4

Of Heman: the sons of Heman
The third chief singer: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel;
the same with Azareel, ( 1 Chronicles 25:18 ) Shebuel;
called Shubael, ( 1 Chronicles 25:20 ) and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer,
Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth;
in all fourteen, to whom came the sixth, ninth, eleventh, fifteenth, sixteenth, eighteenth, twentieth, twenty second, twenty fourth, seventeenth, nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty third lots, ( 1 Chronicles 25:13 1 Chronicles 25:16 1 Chronicles 25:18 1 Chronicles 25:20 1 Chronicles 25:22 1 Chronicles 25:23 1 Chronicles 25:25 1 Chronicles 25:27 1 Chronicles 25:29 ) ( 1 Chronicles 25:31 1 Chronicles 25:24 1 Chronicles 25:26 1 Chronicles 25:28 1 Chronicles 25:30 ) .

1 Chronicles 25:4 In-Context

2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

3 From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.

4 From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

5 All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

6 All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.

Footnotes

• [a]. Shebuel is a variant of Shubael; see verse 20.
• [b]. Jerimoth is a variant of Jeremoth; see verse 22.