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New King James Version

1 Chronicles 25:4

Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, 1 Chron 25:18">[fn] Shebuel, 1 Chronicles 25:20">[fn] Jerimoth, 1 Chronicles 25:22">[fn] Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Asaph;   Azareel;   Bukkiah;   Eliathah;   Giddalti;   Hanani;   Hananiah;   Harp;   Heman;   Hothir;   Jerimoth;   Joshbekashah;   Mahazioth;   Mallothi;   Mattaniah;   Romamti-Ezer;   Shebuel;   Uzziel;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Harp;   Music;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Priest, Priesthood;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Eliathah;   Hanani;   Hananiah;   Jeduthun;   Jerimoth;   Mahazioth;   Mallothi;   Mattaniah;   Music;   Romamti-Ezer;   Shebuel;   Uzziel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Azareel;   Bukkiah;   Eliathah;   Giddalti;   Habakkuk;   Hanani;   Hananiah;   Hothir;   Izri;   Jeremoth;   Joshbekashah;   Levites;   Mahazioth;   Mallothi;   Mattaniah;   Music;   Shebuel;   Uzziel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Asaph;   Bukkiah;   Eliathah;   Giddalti;   Hanani;   Hananiah;   Hothir;   Jeremoth;   Jerimoth;   Joshbekashah;   Levites;   Mattaniah;   Romamti-Ezer;   Shebuel;   Uzziel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Bukkiah;   Chronicles, I;   Eliathah;   Genealogy;   Giddalti;   Hanani;   Hananiah;   Heman;   Hothir;   Jerimoth;   Joshbekashah;   Kohath, Kohathites;   Mahazioth;   Mallothi;   Mattaniah;   Name, Names;   Romamti-Ezer;   Shebuel;   Uzziel;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bukkiah ;   Eliathah ;   Giddalti ;   Hanani ;   Hananiah ;   Heman ;   Hothir ;   Jeduthun ;   Jeremoth ;   Jerimoth ;   Joshbekashah ;   Mahazioth ;   Mallothi ;   Mattaniah ;   Romamtiezer ;   Shebuel ;   Shubael ;   Uzziel ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Levites;   Music;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Aza're-El,;   Bukki'ah;   Eli'athah;   Giddal'ti;   Hana'ni;   Hanani'ah;   Ho'thir;   Jer'imoth;   Joshbek'ashah;   Maha'zioth;   Mal'lothi;   Mattani'ah;   Romam'ti-E'zer,;   Sheb'uel,;   Uzzi'el;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Music;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ananias (1);   Azarel;   Bukkiah;   Eliathah;   Gershon;   Giddalti;   Hanani;   Hananiah;   Hothir;   Jerimoth;   Joshbekashah;   Mahazioth;   Mallothi;   Mattaniah;   Romamti-Ezer;   Shebuel;   Shubael;   Uzziel;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Asaph;   Daniel;   Hananiah;   Uzziel;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
From Heman: Heman’s sons:
Hebrew Names Version
Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkyahu, Mattanyah, `Uzzi'el, Shevu'el, and Yerimot, Hananyah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Yoshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Machzi'ot.
King James Version
Of Heman: the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
English Standard Version
Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
New Century Version
Heman's sons who served were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
New English Translation
From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
Amplified Bible
Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
New American Standard Bible
Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
World English Bible
Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Of Heman, the sonnes of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Vzziel, Shebuel, and Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Ioshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
Legacy Standard Bible
Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
Berean Standard Bible
From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
Contemporary English Version
Heman had fourteen sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
Complete Jewish Bible
Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukiyahu, Mattanyahu, ‘Uzi'el, Sh'vu'el, Yerimot, Hananyah, Hanani, Eli'atah, Gidalti, Romamti-‘ezer, Yoshb'kashah, Maloti, Hotir and Machzi'ot;
Darby Translation
Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkijah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth:
Easy-to-Read Version
Heman's sons who served were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti Ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
George Lamsa Translation
Of Heman: the sons of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
Good News Translation
The fourteen sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
Lexham English Bible
Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
Literal Translation
Of Heman were the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Of Heman: The children of Heman were Bukia, Mathania, Vsiel, Sebuel, Ierimoth, Hanania, Hanani, Eliatha, Gilthi, Romamthieser, Ia?baksa, Mallochi, Hothir and Mehesioth.
American Standard Version
Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
Bible in Basic English
Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Of Heman: the sonnes of Heman, Bucciahu, Matthaniahu, Uzziel, Zebuel, Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddalthi, Romanthi Ezer, Iosbekasa, Malothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Of Heman: the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth;
King James Version (1611)
Of Heman: the sonnes of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliatha, Giddalti, and Romamti-Ezer, Ioshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
To Æman were reckoned the sons of Æman, Bukias, and Matthanias, and Oziel, and Subael, and Jerimoth, and Ananias, and Anan, and Heliatha, and Godollathi, and Rometthiezer, and Jesbasaca, and Mallithi, and Otheri, and Meazoth.
English Revised Version
Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also the sones of Heman weren Heman, Boccia, Mathanya, Oziel, Subuhel, and Jerymoth, Ananye, Anan, Elyatha, Gaeldothi, and Romenthi, Ezer, and Jesbacasi, Melothy, Othir, Mazioth;
Update Bible Version
Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
Webster's Bible Translation
Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, [and] Mahazioth:
New Living Translation
From the sons of Heman, there were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
New Life Bible
The sons of Heman were: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth.
New Revised Standard
Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Of Heman, the sons of Heman - Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jeremoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of Heman also: the sons of Heman, Bocciau, Mathaniau, Oziel, Subuel, and Jerimoth, Hananias, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddelthi, and Romemthiezer, and Jesbacassa, Mellothi, Othir, Mahazioth:
Revised Standard Version
Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukki'ah, Mattani'ah, Uz'ziel, Shebu'el, and Jer'imoth, Hanani'ah, Hana'ni, Eli'athah, Giddal'ti, and Romam'ti-e'zer, Joshbekash'ah, Mallo'thi, Hothir, Maha'zi-oth.
Young's Literal Translation
Of Heman: sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

Contextual Overview

1 Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was: 2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; 1 Chronicles 25:14">[fn] the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king. 3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, 1 Chronicles 25:11">[fn] Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, 1 Chronicles 25:17).">[fn] under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord. 4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, 1 Chron 25:18">[fn] Shebuel, 1 Chronicles 25:20">[fn] Jerimoth, 1 Chronicles 25:22">[fn] Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt his horn. [fn] For God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All these were under the direction of their father for the music in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the authority of the king. 7 So the number of them, with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the LORD, all who were skillful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Heman: 1 Chronicles 6:33, 1 Chronicles 15:17, 1 Chronicles 15:19, 1 Chronicles 16:41, 1 Chronicles 16:42, Psalms 88:1, *title

Bukkiah: 1 Chronicles 25:13

Mattaniah: 1 Chronicles 25:16

Uzziel: 1 Chronicles 25:18, Azareel, 1 Chronicles 24:24

Shebuel: 1 Chronicles 25:20, 1 Chronicles 24:20, Shubael

Jerimoth: 1 Chronicles 25:22, 1 Chronicles 24:30

Hananiah: 1 Chronicles 25:23

Hanani: 1 Chronicles 25:25

Eliathah: 1 Chronicles 25:27

Giddalti: 1 Chronicles 25:29

Romamtiezer: 1 Chronicles 25:31

Joshbekashah: 1 Chronicles 25:24

Mallothi: 1 Chronicles 25:26

Hothir: 1 Chronicles 25:28, 1 Chronicles 25:30

Reciprocal: Numbers 3:18 - General Numbers 3:19 - General 1 Chronicles 2:6 - Heman

Cross-References

Isaiah 60:6
The multitude of camels shall cover your land, The dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; All those from Sheba shall come; They shall bring gold and incense, And they shall proclaim the praises of the LORD.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Of Heman: the sons of Heman,.... The third chief singer:

Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel; the same with Azareel, 1 Chronicles 25:18

Shebuel; called Shubael, 1 Chronicles 25:20

and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth; in all fourteen, to whom came the sixth, ninth, eleventh, fifteenth, sixteenth, eighteenth, twentieth, twenty second, twenty fourth, seventeenth, nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty third lots, 1 Chronicles 25:13.


 
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