1 Chronicles 25 · Verse 5

1 Chronicles 25:5

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.
1 Chronicles 25:5, King James Version

1 Chronicles 25:5 in other translations

BSBAll 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.
WEBAll these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
ASVAll 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.
YLTall these are sons of Heman--seer of the king in the things of God--to lift up a horn; and God giveth to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
DARBYall these were sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt his power; and God had given to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
BBEAll these were sons of Heman, the king's seer in the words of God. And to make great his power God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
WebsterAll 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.

What does 1 Chronicles 25:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. 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 changed at a subsequent period. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters--The daughters are mentioned, solely because from their musical taste and talents they formed part of the choir (Psa 68:25).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 To 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 25:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֵ֨לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428
בָנִ֜יםva.Nim[were] sonsH1121
לְהֵימָ֗ןle.hei.Manof HemanH1968
חֹזֵ֥הcho.Zeh[the] seer ofH2374
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
בְּדִבְרֵ֥יbe.div.Reiby [the] words ofH1697
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
לְהָרִ֣יםle.ha.Rimto lift upH7311
קָ֑רֶןKa.rena hornH7161
וַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.Tenand he gaveH5414
הָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
לְהֵימָ֗ןle.hei.Manto HemanH1968
בָּנִ֛יםba.NimsonsH1121
אַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'Ahfour-H702
עָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarteenH6240
וּבָנ֥וֹתu.va.Notand daughtersH1323
שָׁלֽוֹשׁ\׃sha.Lo.oshthreeH7969

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 25:5

  • 1 Chronicles 21:9

    And the Lord spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,

  • 1 Chronicles 28:5

    And of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

  • 1 Samuel 9:9

    (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

  • 2 Samuel 24:11

    For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,

  • Psalms 127:3

    Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

  • Isaiah 8:18

    Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

  • Genesis 33:5

    And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the king's seer.
21:9; 1Sa 9:9
words. or, matters. to lift up.This may denote that he presided over those who used wind instruments.
God gave.
28:5; Ge 33:5; Ps 127:3; Isa 8:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 25:4

    Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti–ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

  • 1 Chronicles 25:5

    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.

  • 1 Chronicles 25:6

    All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

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1 Chronicles 25:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Todos estos fueron hijos de Hemán, vidente del rey en palabras de Dios, para ensalzar el poder suyo: y dió Dios á Hemán catorce hijos y tres hijas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		tous ceux-là étaient fils d’Héman, le voyant du roi dans les paroles de Dieu, pour exalter sa puissance; et Dieu donna à Héman 14 fils et trois filles.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Alle diese waren Söhne Hemans, des Sehers des Königs in den Worten Gottes, um seine Macht zu erheben; und Gott hatte dem Heman vierzehn Söhne und drei Töchter gegeben. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		omnes isti filii Heman videntis regis in sermonibus Dei, ut exaltaret cornu: deditque Deus Heman filios quatuordecim, et filias tres.