1 Chronicles 25:5

All these were the banim Heman the chozer (seer) of HaMelech in the devarim of Elohim, to lift up the keren. And HaElohim gave to Heman fourteen banim and three banot.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4Of Heman, the Bnei Heman: Bukiyahu, Matanyahu, Uzziel, Shevuel, and Yerimot, Chananyah, Chanani, Eliatah, Giddalti, and Romamti-Ezer, Yoshbekashah, Maloti, Hotir, and Machazi'ot;

6All these were under the hands of their av for shir in the Beis Hashem, with cymbals, nevalim, and kinnorot, for avodas Beis HaElohim, under the support of HaMelech to Asaph, Yedutun, and Heman.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 9:9Beforetime in Yisroel, when an ish went to inquire of Elohim, thus he spoke, Come, and let us go to the ro'eh (seer): for he that is now called a navi was beforetime called a ro'eh (seer).

1 Chronicles 21:9And Hashem spoke unto Gad, Chozeh Dovid (seer of David) saying,

2 Chronicles 35:15And the meshorarim (singers), the Bnei Asaph, were in their place, according to the mitzvat Dovid, and Asaph, and Heman, and Yedutun, Chozeh HaMelech; and the sho'arim (gatekeepers) were at every sha'ar; neither did they need to depart from their Avodah, for their achim the Levi'im prepared for them.

Isaiah 8:18Hinei, I and the yeladim whom Hashem hath given me are for otot and for mofetim + 8:18 See Zech 3:8 in Yisroel from Hashem Tzva'os, which dwelleth in Mount Tziyon.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 25:2-8

The Courses of the Singers. ( b. c. 1015.) 1 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: 2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king. 3 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and… Read the whole commentary →

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