Berean Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 25:5
5All 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.
1 Chronicles 25:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)(All these were sons of Heman the king’s seer. They were given him through the promises of God to exalt him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.)
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of 1 Chronicles 25:5
3From 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. 4From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 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. 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. 7Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 251 Chronicles 25:5 word by word
כָּל־אֵ֨לֶּה בָנִ֜ים לְהֵימָ֗ן חֹזֵ֥ה הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ בְּדִבְרֵ֥י הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים לְהָרִ֣ים קָ֑רֶן וַיִּתֵּ֨ן הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים לְהֵימָ֗ן בָּנִ֛ים אַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר וּבָנ֥וֹת שָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃Read the interlinear
- Allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Hemanהֵימָןhêymân · HemanH1968
- the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- seerחֹזֶהchôzeh · seerH2374
- through the promisesדָּבָרdâbâr · word: promisedH1697
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- to exaltרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
- himקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
- had givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- fourteenאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- fourteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
- and threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 25:5
- 1 Chronicles 6:33These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites:
- 1 Chronicles 15:17So 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 16:41With 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.”
- Psalms 88:1O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
- 1 Chronicles 25:13the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
- 1 Chronicles 25:16the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
- 1 Chronicles 25:18the eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
- 1 Chronicles 24:24From the sons of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
- 1 Chronicles 25:20the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
- 1 Chronicles 24:20Now these were the rest of the descendants of Levi: From the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
- 1 Chronicles 25:22the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
- 1 Chronicles 24:30And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.
- 1 Chronicles 25:23the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
- 1 Chronicles 25:25the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
- 1 Chronicles 25:27the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
- 1 Chronicles 25:29the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 25:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5To lift up the horn - "The horn of prophecy," says Jarchi; "to sound with the trumpet in the words of prophecy before the Lord." - T. Three daughters - These also were employed among the singers.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5To lift up the horn - Some take this literally, and consider that Heman and his sons played on the born in the musical services; but there is no other evidence that the horn was so employed. Perhaps the most probable explanation is that it has been transferred from the next clause, where (as here) it followed the word “God,” with the sense that “God, to exalt Heman‘s horn (or, increase his dignity), gave him fourteen sons and three daughters.”Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7The musicians from King David's time are listed by their families: Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Heman the king's seer--The title of "seer" or "prophet of David" is also given to Gad (1Ch 21:9), and to Jeduthun (2Ch 29:14, 15), in the words (Margin, "matters") of God. to lift up the horn--that is, to blow loudly in the worship of God; or perhaps it means nothing more than that he presided over the wind instruments, as Jeduthun over the harp. Heman had been appointed at first to serve at Gibeon (1Ch 16:41). But his destination seems to have been…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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