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They were given him through the promises of God to exalt him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.) <a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/25.htm">New Living Translation</a> All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s seer, for God had honored him with fourteen sons and three daughters. <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/25.htm">English Standard Version</a> All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. <a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/25.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/25.htm">New King James Version</a> All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to exalt his horn. For God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. <a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/25.htm">NASB 1995</a> All these were the sons of Heman the king&#8217s seer to exalt him according to the words of God, for God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman. <a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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. <a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer to exalt him according to the words of God. So God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman. <a href="/amp/1_chronicles/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a> All these [men] were the sons of Heman the king’s seer to exalt him in accordance with the words of God; for God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. <a href="/csb/1_chronicles/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> All these sons of Heman, the king’s seer, were given by the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. <a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> All these sons of Heman, the king&#8217s seer, were given by the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. <a href="/asv/1_chronicles/25.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/1_chronicles/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Heman was one of the king's prophets, and God honored Heman by giving him 14 sons and 3 daughters. <a href="/erv/1_chronicles/25.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> (All of them were the sons of the king's seer Heman. They were given to him to make him prominent, as God had promised. So God gave Heman 14 sons and 3 daughters.) <a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/25.htm">Good News Translation</a> God gave to Heman, the king's prophet, these fourteen sons and also three daughters, as he had promised, in order to give power to Heman. <a href="/isv/1_chronicles/25.htm">International Standard Version</a> All of these were descendants of Heman the king's seer, according to God's promise to exalt him, since God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. <a href="/msb/1_chronicles/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/1_chronicles/25.htm">NET Bible</a> All these were the sons of Heman, the king's prophet. God had promised him these sons in order to make him prestigious. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. <a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. <a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/1_chronicles/25.htm">World English Bible</a> All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> all these [are] sons of Heman, seer of the king in the things of God, to lift up a horn; and God gives fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman. <a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> all these are sons of Heman -- seer of the king in the things of God -- to lift up a horn; and God giveth to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. <a href="/slt/1_chronicles/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> All these the sons to Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God will give to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> All these were the sons of Heman the seer of the king in the words of God, to lift up the horn: and God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. <a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> All these were the sons of Heman, the seer of the king in the words of God, in order to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. <a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/25.htm">New American Bible</a> All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s seer for divine matters; to exalt him God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. <a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him; for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> all these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the things pertaining to God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. <a href="/sep/1_chronicles/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> All these were the sons of Aeman the king's chief player in the praises of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Aeman fourteen sons, and three daughters. <a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/25-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=6943" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/25.htm">Twenty-Four Divisions of Musicians</a> …4From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5<a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇā·nîm (N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/1968.htm" title="1968: lə·hê·mān (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite name. Probably from 'aman; faithful; Heman, the name of at least two Israelites.">of Heman</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/2374.htm" title="2374: ḥō·zêh (N-msc) -- A seer. Active participle of chazah; a beholder in vision; also a compact.">seer</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: bə·ḏiḇ·rê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">were given him through the promises</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: lə·hā·rîm (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">to exalt</a> <a href="/hebrew/7161.htm" title="7161: qā·ren (N-fs) -- From qaran; a horn; by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. An elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray; figuratively, power.">him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">for God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">had given</a> <a href="/hebrew/1968.htm" title="1968: lə·hê·mān (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite name. Probably from 'aman; faithful; Heman, the name of at least two Israelites.">Heman</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·bā·‘āh (Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">fourteen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nîm (N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šā·lō·wōš (Number-fs) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">and three</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughters.</a> 6All 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_samuel/9-9.htm">1 Samuel 9:9</a> (Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.) <a href="/2_samuel/23-1.htm">2 Samuel 23:1</a> These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel: <a href="/1_kings/4-31.htm">1 Kings 4:31</a> He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations. <a href="/1_chronicles/6-31.htm">1 Chronicles 6:31-32</a> These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there. / They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them. <a href="/1_chronicles/15-16.htm">1 Chronicles 15:16-22</a> David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals. / So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah; / and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel. ... <a href="/1_chronicles/16-4.htm">1 Chronicles 16:4-6</a> David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel. / Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals / and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God. <a href="/1_chronicles/23-5.htm">1 Chronicles 23:5</a> 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.” <a href="/1_chronicles/25-1.htm">1 Chronicles 25:1-3</a> Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service: / 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. / 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. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-25.htm">2 Chronicles 29:25-30</a> Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets. / The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. / And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/35-15.htm">2 Chronicles 35:15</a> The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them. <a href="/nehemiah/12-24.htm">Nehemiah 12:24</a> The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God. <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Psalm 88:1</a> A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You. <a href="/psalms/89-1.htm">Psalm 89:1</a> A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations. <a href="/isaiah/38-20.htm">Isaiah 38:20</a> The LORD will save me; we will play songs on stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the house of the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/55-4.htm">Isaiah 55:4</a> Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.Heman<a href="/1_chronicles/6-33.htm">1 Chronicles 6:33</a> And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,<a href="/1_chronicles/15-17.htm">1 Chronicles 15:17,19</a> So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; … <a href="/1_chronicles/16-41.htm">1 Chronicles 16:41,42</a> And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever; … Bukkiah<a href="/1_chronicles/25-13.htm">1 Chronicles 25:13</a> The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:Mattaniah<a href="/1_chronicles/25-16.htm">1 Chronicles 25:16</a> The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:Uzziel<a href="/1_chronicles/25-18.htm">1 Chronicles 25:18</a> The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:Azareel<a href="/1_chronicles/24-24.htm">1 Chronicles 24:24</a> Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.Shebuel<a href="/1_chronicles/25-20.htm">1 Chronicles 25:20</a> The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:<a href="/1_chronicles/24-20.htm">1 Chronicles 24:20</a> And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.Shubael <a href="/1_chronicles/25-22.htm">1 Chronicles 25:22</a> The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:<a href="/1_chronicles/24-30.htm">1 Chronicles 24:30</a> The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.Hananiah<a href="/1_chronicles/25-23.htm">1 Chronicles 25:23</a> The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/23-22.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-49.htm">Exalt</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-26.htm">Fourteen</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-4.htm">Heman</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-28.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-2.htm">King's</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-29.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/joshua/13-31.htm">Pertaining</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-1.htm">Power</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-23.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-19.htm">Promises</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">Seer</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-18.htm">Three</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-27.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/2-14.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-11.htm">Exalt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-14.htm">Fourteen</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-8.htm">Great</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-6.htm">Heman</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-18.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-6.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-28.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-32.htm">Pertaining</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-11.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-9.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/psalms/12-6.htm">Promises</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-28.htm">Seer</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-30.htm">Three</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-29.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 25</div>1. <a href="/1_chronicles/25-1.htm">The number and offices of the singers</a> 8. <a href="/1_chronicles/25-8.htm">Their division by lot into twenty-four orders</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/25.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/25.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>All these sons of Heman the king’s seer Heman is identified as a seer, a term used for prophets who received divine revelations. In the context of 1 Chronicles, Heman is one of the three chief musicians appointed by King David to lead worship in the temple. His role as a seer indicates that his musical and prophetic gifts were intertwined, serving both in the temple and in receiving divine messages. This highlights the integration of worship and prophecy in Israel's religious life. Heman's lineage is significant, as he is a descendant of the Levites, specifically from the line of Kohath, which was responsible for the sacred music and service in the tabernacle and later the temple.were given him through the promises of God The phrase underscores the belief in divine providence and fulfillment of God's promises. In the biblical narrative, God's promises often relate to the continuation and blessing of a family line, as seen in the covenants with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The mention of God's promises here suggests that Heman's children were seen as a fulfillment of divine assurance, possibly reflecting the broader covenantal promises to Israel regarding prosperity and continuity.to exalt him This phrase indicates that the purpose of God's blessing Heman with children was to honor or elevate him. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, having many children was considered a sign of divine favor and social status. It also ensured the continuation of one's name and legacy. The exaltation of Heman through his offspring can be seen as part of God's plan to establish and maintain the worship practices in Israel, as his children would likely continue in the musical and prophetic traditions.for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters The specific mention of fourteen sons and three daughters emphasizes the abundance of God's blessing. In biblical numerology, the number fourteen can be seen as a double measure of completeness, as seven is often associated with perfection or completion. The inclusion of daughters alongside sons is notable, as it reflects the comprehensive nature of the blessing. This large family would have been instrumental in fulfilling the roles required for temple service, ensuring that the musical and prophetic duties were carried out by those dedicated to the Lord. The mention of both sons and daughters also highlights the inclusive nature of God's blessings, extending beyond the patriarchal norms of the time.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/heman.htm">Heman</a> A prominent figure in the Levitical musical tradition, Heman is described as the king's seer. He was a man of prophetic insight and musical talent, serving in the temple worship. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_king.htm">The King</a> Refers to King David, who organized the temple worship and appointed musicians like Heman to serve in the house of the Lord. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sons_of_heman.htm">The Sons of Heman</a> Heman had fourteen sons, who were involved in the musical ministry of the temple, playing instruments and prophesying. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_daughters_of_heman.htm">The Daughters of Heman</a> Heman also had three daughters, though their specific roles are not detailed, their inclusion highlights the blessing and fulfillment of God's promises to Heman. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_promises_of_god.htm">The Promises of God</a> This refers to the divine promises given to Heman, which resulted in his large family and his exalted position in the temple worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_music_in_worship.htm">The Role of Music in Worship</a> Heman's family was deeply involved in temple music, highlighting the importance of music as a form of worship and prophecy in the life of the church. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a> The fulfillment of God's promises to Heman serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and the blessings that come from serving Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family_in_ministry.htm">The Importance of Family in Ministry</a> Heman's family was integral to his ministry, illustrating the value of involving family in the work of the Lord and the generational impact of faithfulness. <a href="/topical/t/the_gift_of_prophecy.htm">The Gift of Prophecy</a> As a seer, Heman's role underscores the importance of prophetic insight in guiding worship and understanding God's will. <a href="/topical/d/diversity_in_service.htm">Diversity in Service</a> The mention of both sons and daughters in Heman's family suggests the inclusivity of God's call to service, regardless of gender.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 25</a> <a href="/q/is_heman's_large_family_symbolic.htm">In 1 Chronicles 25:5, is there any verifiable record for Heman’s unusually large family, or is it symbolic? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_'seer'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does "seer" mean in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_god's_omnipresence_reconciled_in_ps._88_14.htm">How do we reconcile the claim of God’s omnipresence with the Psalmist’s sense of complete abandonment in Psalm 88:14? </a> <a href="/q/does_jer._23_5_conflict_with_genealogy.htm">Jeremiah 23:5: Does the prophecy of a Davidic 'righteous Branch' conflict with the genealogical records presented elsewhere in Scripture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) All these were the sons of Heman.--Literally, Were sons to Heman.The king's seer in the words of God.--Or, in the things of God, in Divine (that is, liturgical) matters. Heman was a prophet as well as a minstrel. (For the connection between music and prophecy, comp. <a href="/context/1_samuel/10-5.htm" title="After that you shall come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when you are come thither to the city, that you shall meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:">1Samuel 10:5-6</a>; <a href="/2_kings/3-15.htm" title="But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came on him.">2Kings 3:15</a>; <a href="/exodus/15-20.htm" title="And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.">Exodus 15:20</a>.) Comp. also Note on <a href="/1_chronicles/25-1.htm" title="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:">1Chronicles 25:1</a>, above.Seer.--Heb., h?zeh. Literally, gazer. The word rendered "seer" in <a href="/1_chronicles/26-28.htm" title="And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brothers.">1Chronicles 26:28</a> and <a href="/1_samuel/9-9.htm" title="(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spoke, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)">1Samuel 9:9</a> is different (r?'eh). Gad was called "David's seer" (<a href="/1_chronicles/21-9.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,">1Chronicles 21:9</a>); so also Jeduthun is "the king's seer" (<a href="/2_chronicles/35-15.htm" title="And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brothers the Levites prepared for them.">2Chronicles 35:15</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - For the expression, the king's seer, and as other instances of the office, see <a href="/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">1 Chronicles 21:9</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/35-15.htm">2 Chronicles 35:15</a>, in neither of which places, however, have we the attendant phrase, in the words of God. Yet we have the same sense strictly implied in <a href="/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">1 Chronicles 21:9, 19</a>. The expression needs not to be generalized into "in the matters of God," but evidently describes the seer (Heman, Gad, or Jeduthun) as the authorized medium of verbal communication between God and the king. There is difficulty in assigning the right place of the clause, to lift up the horn. There can be no doubt at all that it contains no allusion whatever to the horn as an instrument of sound (the almost solitary approach to which use of the word is found in <a href="/joshua/6-5.htm">Joshua 6:5</a>), but that it falls in with the very frequent figurative use of the phrase as it occurs in the very same words (<a href="/psalms/75-5.htm">Psalm 75:5, 6</a>; <a href="/psalms/89-18.htm">Psalm 89:18, 25</a>; <a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12</a>; <a href="/psalms/112-9.htm">Psalm 112:9</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">1 Samuel 2:1, 10</a>, etc.), and which means "to add to the strength" or "honour" of any one. The allusion is to the number of Heman's children being a mark of the honour God set on him. The words cannot go with the latter part of the verse, while the conjunction (vav) in וַיִּתֵּן opens it. The possible order may be, All these sons were to Heman, the king's seer, by the words of God, to lift up the horn. The absence of the third personal pronoun suffix to קֶרֶן is noticeable, place the clause where we will The statement of the fourteen sons and three daughters belonging to Heman, in this verse, shows that up to this point the word "sons" is used in its stricter sense, however true it may be that the sense is amplified in vers. 10-31. <a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/25-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>All כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every these אֵ֨לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those sons בָנִ֜ים (ḇā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Heman, לְהֵימָ֗ן (lə·hê·mān) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1968.htm">Strong's 1968: </a> Heman -- an Israelite name the king’s הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king seer, חֹזֵ֥ה (ḥō·zêh) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2374.htm">Strong's 2374: </a> A beholder in vision, a compact [were given to him] through the promises בְּדִבְרֵ֥י (bə·ḏiḇ·rê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of God הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative to exalt לְהָרִ֣ים (lə·hā·rîm) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> To be high actively, to rise, raise him. קָ֑רֶן (qā·ren) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7161.htm">Strong's 7161: </a> A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power For God הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative gave וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (way·yit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set Heman לְהֵימָ֗ן (lə·hê·mān) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1968.htm">Strong's 1968: </a> Heman -- an Israelite name fourteen אַרְבָּעָ֥ה (’ar·bā·‘āh) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> Four sons בָּנִ֛ים (bā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son and three שָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃ (šā·lō·wōš) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice daughters. וּבָנ֥וֹת (ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/25-5.htm">1 Chronicles 25:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/25-5.htm">1 Chronicles 25:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/25-5.htm">1 Chronicles 25:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/25-5.htm">1 Chronicles 25:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/25-5.htm">1 Chronicles 25:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/25-5.htm">1 Chronicles 25:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/25-5.htm">1 Chronicles 25:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/25-5.htm">1 Chronicles 25:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/25-5.htm">1 Chronicles 25:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/25-5.htm">1 Chronicles 25:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-5.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 25:5 All these were the sons of Heman (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 25:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 25:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 25:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 25:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>