Heman (son of Joel)
헤만 (요엘의 아들)
Named at 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,” and 6:34–38 go on with his forebears from “the son of Elkanah” to “the son of Levi, the son of Israel.” 6:39 says, “His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand”; the Korean Revised Version names Heman there (헤만의 형제 아삽은 헤만의 우편에서 직무를 행하였으니, Asaph the brother of Heman ministered on Heman’s right hand), and reads 6:33 헤만은 찬송하는 자라, Heman was a singer. 1 Chronicles 15:16 says that David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers, and 15:17 says, “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”; 15:19 says, “So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud”. 1 Chronicles 16:41, after Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests (16:39–40), names “Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his loving kindness endures forever”, and 16:42, “Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God”. 1 Chronicles 25:4 names “the sons of Heman”, and 25:5 says, “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.” 25:6 says, “All these were under the hands of their father for song in the LORD’s house, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God’s house: Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.” The Korean Revised Version calls Heman’s sons 나팔을 부는 자 (those who blow the trumpet), where WEB reads “to lift up the horn”, and Heman 하나님의 말씀을 받드는 왕의 선견자 (the king’s seer who upholds the words of God).
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- 1CH 6:33–38, engwebp
33These are those who served, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
34the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
35the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
38the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
- 1CH 6:39–43, engwebp
39His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
40the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
41the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
42the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
43the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
- 1CH 15:16–24, engwebp
16David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up their voices with joy.
17So 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;
18and with them their brothers of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.
19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;
20and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;
21and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.
22Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skillful.
23Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
24Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before God’s ark; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
- 1CH 16:37–42, engwebp
37So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the LORD’s covenant, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required;
38and Obed-Edom with their sixty-eight relatives; Obed-Edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;
39and Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests, before the LORD’s tabernacle in the high place that was at Gibeon,
40to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the LORD’s law, which he commanded to Israel;
41and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his loving kindness endures forever;
42and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.
- 1CH 25:1–7, engwebp
1Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, 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:
2of 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.
3Of 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 the LORD with the harp.
4Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
5All 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.
6All these were under the hands of their father for song in the LORD’s house, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God’s house: Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
7The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to the LORD, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight.
- 2CH 5:11–14, engwebp
11When the priests had come out of the holy place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, and didn’t keep their divisions;
12also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brothers, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them one hundred twenty priests sounding with trumpets);
13when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever!” then the house was filled with a cloud, even the LORD’s house,
14so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the LORD’s glory filled God’s house.
- 2CH 35:10–15, engwebp
10So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites by their divisions, according to the king’s commandment.
11They killed the Passover lambs, and the priests sprinkled the blood which they received from their hands, and the Levites skinned them.
12They removed the burnt offerings, that they might give them according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of the children of the people, to offer to the LORD, as it is written in the book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle.
13They roasted the Passover with fire according to the ordinance. They boiled the holy offerings in pots, in cauldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people.
14Afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests, because the priests the sons of Aaron were busy with offering the burnt offerings and the fat until night. Therefore the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
15The singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place, according to the commandment of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the gatekeepers were at every gate. They didn’t need to depart from their service, because their brothers the Levites prepared for them.
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Unresolved interpretation: Ethan son of Kishi at 1 Chronicles 6:44 and Ethan son of Kushaiah at 15:17
- 1 Chronicles 6:44 says, “On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,” and 6:45–47 go on with his forebears to Merari and Levi.
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- 1CH 6:44–48, engwebp
44On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
45the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of God’s house.
- 1CH 6:44–48, engwebp
- 1 Chronicles 15:17 says, “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,” and 15:19, “So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud”.
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- 1CH 15:16–24, engwebp
16David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up their voices with joy.
17So 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;
18and with them their brothers of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.
19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;
20and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;
21and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.
22Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skillful.
23Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
24Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before God’s ark; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
- 1CH 15:16–24, engwebp
1 Chronicles 6:44 names Ethan, of the sons of Merari, on the left hand, the son of Kishi; 15:17 names Ethan, of the sons of Merari, whom the Levites appointed, the son of Kushaiah. Both editions write the father’s name differently (the Korean 기시 and 구사야, WEB Kishi and Kushaiah). The text does not say whether the two Ethans are one man. This collection records Ethan son of Kishi and Ethan son of Kushaiah apart, and does not decide whether they are the same man.
Unresolved interpretation: Jeduthun of 1 Chronicles 16 and Ethan of 1 Chronicles 6 and 15
- 1 Chronicles 6:44 says, “On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch”, and 6:45–47 give his line on to Levi.
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- 1CH 6:44–48, engwebp
44On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
45the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of God’s house.
- 1CH 6:44–48, engwebp
- 1 Chronicles 15:17 says, “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”, and 15:19, “So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud”.
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- 1CH 15:16–24, engwebp
16David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up their voices with joy.
17So 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;
18and with them their brothers of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.
19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;
20and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;
21and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.
22Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skillful.
23Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
24Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before God’s ark; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
- 1CH 15:16–24, engwebp
- 1 Chronicles 16:41 names “Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his loving kindness endures forever”, and 16:42, “Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.”
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- 1CH 16:37–42, engwebp
37So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the LORD’s covenant, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required;
38and Obed-Edom with their sixty-eight relatives; Obed-Edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;
39and Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests, before the LORD’s tabernacle in the high place that was at Gibeon,
40to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the LORD’s law, which he commanded to Israel;
41and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his loving kindness endures forever;
42and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.
- 1CH 16:37–42, engwebp
1 Chronicles 6:44 names Ethan the son of Kishi, of the sons of Merari, on the left hand; 15:17 and 15:19 name Ethan the son of Kushaiah, of the sons of Merari, with Heman the son of Joel and Asaph the son of Berechiah, the singers. 16:41–42 name Jeduthun with Heman, “to give thanks to the LORD”, and “with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud”. The text does not say whether Jeduthun is Ethan. This collection records Jeduthun and the two Ethans apart, and does not decide whether any of them are one man.
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Joel (son of Samuel) — Father of — Heman (son of Joel)
Evidence: 1 Chronicles 6:33–38, 1 Chronicles 15:16–24
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Took part in (5) — Heman the singer, of the sons of the Kohathites, The singers Heman, Asaph, and Ethan with their brothers, the doorkeepers for the ark, and the priests who blow the trumpets, Asaph and his brothers left before the ark of the LORD’s covenant, and Zadok the priest before the LORD’s tabernacle in the high place at Gibeon, David and the captains of the army set apart certain of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun for the service, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun sing, and the cloud fills the house
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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,
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;
So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;
and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his loving kindness endures forever;
and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.
Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, 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 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.
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the LORD’s house, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God’s house: Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brothers, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them one hundred twenty priests sounding with trumpets);
The singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place, according to the commandment of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the gatekeepers were at every gate. They didn’t need to depart from their service, because their brothers the Levites prepared for them.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Heman (son of Joel) (person-heman-joel) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/heman-joel Current wording: Named at 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,” and 6:34–38 go on with his forebears from “the son of Elkanah” to “the son of Levi, the son of Israel.” 6:39 says, “His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand”; the Korean Revised Version names Heman there (헤만의 형제 아삽은 헤만의 우편에서 직무를 행하였으니, Asaph the brother of Heman ministered on Heman’s right hand), and reads 6:33 헤만은 찬송하는 자라, Heman was a singer. 1 Chronicles 15:16 says that David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers, and 15:17 says, “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”; 15:19 says, “So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud”. 1 Chronicles 16:41, after Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests (16:39–40), names “Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his loving kindness endures forever”, and 16:42, “Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God”. 1 Chronicles 25:4 names “the sons of Heman”, and 25:5 says, “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.” 25:6 says, “All these were under the hands of their father for song in the LORD’s house, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God’s house: Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.” The Korean Revised Version calls Heman’s sons 나팔을 부는 자 (those who blow the trumpet), where WEB reads “to lift up the horn”, and Heman 하나님의 말씀을 받드는 왕의 선견자 (the king’s seer who upholds the words of God). Cited evidence: 1CH 6:33–38, engwebp / 1CH 6:39–43, engwebp / 1CH 15:16–24, engwebp / 1CH 16:37–42, engwebp / 1CH 25:1–7, engwebp / 2CH 5:11–14, engwebp / 2CH 35:10–15, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.