1 Chronicles 25:4

4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, 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 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

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

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

5 All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer to exalt him according to the words of God, for God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman.

6 All these were under the direction of their father to sing in 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] In v 18, "Azarel"
• [b] In v 20, "Shubael"