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1 Chronicles 25:4
From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator lists the names of Heman’s sons within a genealogical record of Levitical musicians appointed for temple service. This entry follows a parallel roster for Jeduthun and precedes a statement noting Heman’s role as the king’s seer.
The words — The text opens with בְּנֵ֣י (be.Nei), meaning "sons of," and לְ/הֵימָ֑ן (le./hei.Man), meaning "for/ Heman," to introduce a straightforward enumeration. The passage then lists fourteen male names without adding descriptive commentary or titles.
The thread — This roster connects to 1 Chronicles 6:33, which identifies Heman as a Levite singer and son of Joel, and to 1 Chronicles 15:17–19, where David organizes him alongside Asaph and Ethan as a chief musician. The list functions as a genealogical extension of the musical orders established for the sanctuary.
Why it lands — The verse records specific names to document the structured lineage appointed for worship leadership. It asks the reader to acknowledge the concrete, named individuals who fulfilled a designated role rather than treating the ministry as an abstract function.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti–ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 6:33 These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
- 1 Chronicles 15:17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
- 1 Chronicles 15:19 The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.
- 1 Chronicles 16:41 With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”
- 1 Chronicles 24:20 Now these were the rest of the descendants of Levi: From the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
- 1 Chronicles 24:24 From the sons of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
- 1 Chronicles 24:30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.
- 1 Chronicles 25:22 the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
- 1 Chronicles 25:28 the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
- 1 Chronicles 25:30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;