Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 29:14
Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites; and Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler records the assembly of Levitical families under King Hezekiah’s directive to restore temple worship.
The words — The text uses בְּנֵי (benei), translated literally as “descendants of,” to identify the specific familial lines of Heman and Jeduthun.
The thread — These same Levitical lineages appear in 1 Chronicles 6:33, 15:19, and 25:1 as families appointed to temple music and prophetic service.
Why it lands — The passage requires readers to recognize that corporate worship restoration depends on the ordered participation of designated families rather than individual initiative.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
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 15:19 The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1 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:
- 1 Chronicles 25:3 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.
- 1 Chronicles 25:6 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.