1 Chronicles 25:4

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 25:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
1 Chronicles 25:4 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Of Heman: the sons of Heman, etc.] The third chief singer: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel; the same with Azareel, (<132518>1 Chronicles 25:18) Shebuel; called Shubael, (<132520>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, (<132513>1 Chronicles 25:13,16,18,20,22,23,25,27,29) (<132531>1 Chronicles 25:31,24,26,28,30).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Heman: Ch1 6:33, Ch1 15:17, Ch1 15:19, Ch1 16:41, Ch1 16:42; Psa 88:1 \*title Bukkiah: Ch1 25:13 Mattaniah: Ch1 25:16 Uzziel: Ch1 25:18, Azareel, Ch1 24:24 Shebuel: Ch1 25:20, Ch1 24:20, Shubael Jerimoth: Ch1 25:22, Ch1 24:30 Hananiah: Ch1 25:23 Hanani: Ch1 25:25 Eliathah: Ch1 25:27 Giddalti: Ch1 25:29 Romamtiezer: Ch1 25:31 Joshbekashah: Ch1 25:24 Mallothi: Ch1 25:26 Hothir: Ch1 25:28, Ch1 25:30 1 Chronicles 25:5”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Fourteen sons of Heman are enumerated. עזר רממתּי is one name, cf. 31, although עזר is without doubt to be supplied also after גּדּלתּי. Probably also מחזיאות is to be supplied in thought after the names. מלותי, I made full, and הותיר, increased. (Note: On these names Ewald ways, ausf. Lehrb. der Hebr. Sprache, 274, S. 672, der 7 Ausg.: "It is thought that the utterance of a great prophet is to be found cut up into names of near relatives, when the words, עזר רממתּי גּדּלתּי מחזיאות הותיר מלותי 'I have given great and lofty help, I have to fulness spoken oracles,' which manifestly form a verse, and may have been the commencement of a famed ancient oracle, are found transferred to the five…”
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