So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
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So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
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So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
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So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
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- 1 Chronicles 6:33 These are those who served, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
- 1 Chronicles 6:39 His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
- 1 Chronicles 6:44 On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
- 1 Samuel 8:2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
- 1 Chronicles 15:19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;
- 1 Chronicles 25:1-5 Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. The number of those who did the work according to their service was: of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied at the order of the king. Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh with the harp. Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. All 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.
- Psalms 73:1 Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
- Psalms 83:1 God, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, God.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel,....…
So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel,.... The grandson of Samuel the prophet, Ch1 6:33.
and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; a famous singer, often mentioned in the Psalms, Ch1 6:39.
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and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; the same with the son of Kishi, Ch1 6:44, these were the chief of the singers.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 17. - Heman - Asaph - Ethan] These…
Verse 17. - Heman - Asaph - Ethan] These were the three chief musicians in the time of David; see 1Ch 6:31.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were masters of the first…
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Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were masters of the first band of musicians, in the reign of David. They played on the cymbals of brass, ver. 19.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 17. Heman… Asaph… Ethan — These three distinguished Levites…
17. Heman… Asaph… Ethan — These three distinguished Levites became immortalized in sacred history by this appointment as chief musicians. Each of the three great divisions of the tribe of Levi had thus a representative family in the choir. Their genealogy is given in 1Ch_6:31-47. At the close of David’s reign the Levitical musicians numbered four thousand. 1Ch_23:5.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 17. Herman the son of Joel] a descendant of…
17. Herman the son of Joel] a descendant of Samuel the prophet; 1Ch_6:33 (1Ch_6:18, Heb.). Cp. Psalms 88 (title). As Heman was descended from Kohath, Asaph from Gershom, and Ethan from Merari, each division of the Levites was represented by a chief musician. Heman was king’s seer (1Ch_25:5).
Asaph the son of Berechiah] a descendant of Gershom; 1Ch_6:39-43 (24–28, Heb.). Asaph was the chief of the musicians; 1Ch_16:5; 1Ch_16:7. One of the small collections of Psalms from which our Psalter was compiled was named after him; cp. the titles of Psalms 50, 73-83.
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Ethan the son of Kushaiah] a descendant of Merari; 1Ch_6:44-47. Cp. Psalms 89 (title). He is apparently called Jeduthun in 1Ch_25:1-6.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (17) Heman . . . Asaph . . .…
(17) Heman . . . Asaph . . . Ethan (or Jeduthun) were the precentors of David’s three choirs of Levitical minstrels (1Ch_6:31-44). Heman was of Kohath, and Asaph of Gershon, as Ethan of Merari.
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