Topic
Heman
15 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Kings 4:31Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A man noted for wisdom, to whom Solomon is compared
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
- 1 Chronicles 2:6Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A man noted for wisdom, to whom Solomon is compared
And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
- 1 Chronicles 6:33Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. “The singer,” a chief Levite, and musician
And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
- 1 Chronicles 15:17Easton · ISBE · Nave 2. “The singer,” a chief Levite, and musician
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;
- 1 Chronicles 25:5ISBE · Nave 2. “The singer,” a chief Levite, and musician — The king's seer
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.
- Psalms 88:1–18ISBE · Nave 2. “The singer,” a chief Levite, and musician — ”Maschil of,” title of
O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I…
- 1 Chronicles 15:16–22Smith
And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy. So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his…
- 1 Chronicles 15:19Nave 2. “The singer,” a chief Levite, and musician
So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
- 1 Chronicles 16:41Nave 2. “The singer,” a chief Levite, and musician
And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever;
- 1 Chronicles 25:1–6Nave 2. “The singer,” a chief Levite, and musician — His sons and daughters temple musicians
Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was: Of…
- 2 Chronicles 5:12ISBE
Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred…
- 2 Chronicles 29:14Easton
And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
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- 2 Chronicles 29:30 Easton
- 2 Chronicles 35:15 ISBE
- Hebrews 5:11 ISBE
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 6 references
Faithful. (1.) 1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chr. 2:6, a son of Zerah, noted for his wisdom. (2.) Grandson of Samuel (1 Chr. 6:33; 15:17), to whom the 88th Psalm probably was inscribed. He was one of the “seers” named in 2 Chr. 29:14, 30, and took a leading part in the administration of the sacred services.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 4 references
- Son of Zerah. (1 Chronicles 2:6; 1 Kings 4:31)
- Son of Joel and grandson of Samuel the prophet, a Kohathite. He is called "the singer," rather the musician, (1 Chronicles 6:33) and was the first of the three Levites to whom was committed the vocal and instrumental music of the temple service in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 15:16-22) The 88th Psalm is ascribed to him. (B.C. 1014.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 9 references
he'-man (heman, "faithful"): The name of two men in the Old Testament.
(1) A musician and seer, a Levite, son of Joe and grandson of the prophet Samuel; of the family of the Kohathites (1Ch 6:33), appointed by David as one of the leaders of the temple-singing (1Ch 15:17; 2Ch 5:12). He had 14 sons (and 3 daughters) who assisted their father in the chorus. Heman seems also to have been a man of spiritual power; is called "the king's seer in matters of God" (1Ch 25:5; 2Ch 35:15).
(2) One of the noted wise men prior to, or about, the time of Solomon. He was one of the three sons of Mahol (1Ki 4:31 (Hebrew 5:11)); also called a son of Zerah (1Ch 2:6).
Ps 88 is inscribed to Heman the Ezrahite, who is probably to be identified with the second son of Zerah.
Edward Babgy Pollard
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 10 references, grouped by sub-topic
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.