I Chronicles 25:4
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From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
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Of Heman: the sons of Heman,.... The third chief singer: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel; the same with Azareel, Ch1 25:18. Shebuel; called Shubael, Ch1 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, Ch1 25:13.
Open source ↗David, having settled the courses of these Levites that were to attend the priests in their ministrations, proceeds, in this chapter, to put those into a method that were appointed to be singers and musicians in the temple. Here is, I. The persons that were to be employed, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun (Ch1 25:1), their sons (Ch1 25:2-6), and other skilful persons (Ch1 25:7). II. The order in which they were to attend determined by lot (v. 8-31).
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Now these were the remaining descendants of Levi: From the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.
the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
From the sons of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.
the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: