1 Chronicles 15:17

15:17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; one of his relatives, Asaph son of Berechiah; one of the descendants of Merari, ¹  Ethan son of Kushaiah;

1 Chronicles 15:19

15:19 The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals;

1 Chronicles 16:41-42

16:41 Joining them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord. (For his loyal love endures!) ²  16:42 Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of the music, including the trumpets, cymbals, and the other musical instruments used in praising God. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the entrance. ³ 

1 Chronicles 25:1-5

David Organizes the Musicians

25:1 David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals. ⁴  The following men were assigned this responsibility: ⁵ 

25:2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were supervised by Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision. ⁶ 

25:3 From the sons of Jeduthun: ⁷  Gedaliah, Zeri, ⁸  Jeshaiah, ⁹  Hashabiah, and Mattithiah – six in all, ¹⁰  under supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied as he played a harp, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.

25:4 From the sons of Heman: ¹¹  Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 25:5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s prophet. God had promised him these sons in order to make him prestigious. ¹²  God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

1 Chronicles 25:2

25:2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were supervised by Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision. ¹³ 

1 Chronicles 5:12

5:12 They included Joel the leader, Shapham the second in command, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

1 Chronicles 29:14

29:14 “But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? ¹⁴  Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours. ¹⁵ 

Psalms 88:1

Psalm 88 ¹⁶ 

A song, a psalm written by the Korahites; for the music director; according to the machalath-leannoth style; ¹⁷  a well-written song ¹⁸  by Heman the Ezrachite.

88:1 O Lord God who delivers me! ¹⁹ 

By day I cry out

and at night I pray before you. ²⁰ 

[15:17]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text adds, “their brothers.”

[16:41]  ² tn Perhaps this refers to the refrain of their songs of praise (see Ps 136). In this case one could translate, “to give thanks to the Lord with songs using the refrain, ‘For his loyal love endures.’”

[16:42]  ³ tn Heb “and with them, Heman and Jeduthun, trumpets and cymbals for sounding, and the instrument of song of God, and the sons of Jeduthun [were] at the gate.”

[25:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “David and the officers of the army set apart for service the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the ones prophesying by harps, by lyres, and by cymbals.”

[25:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “and their number was, the men of work for their service.”

[25:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “the sons of Asaph [were] upon the hand of Asaph, the one prophesying upon the hands of the king.”

[25:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “belonging to Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun.”

[25:3]  ⁸ tn This name appears as “Izri” in v. 10.

[25:3]  ⁹ tc One Hebrew ms and some LXX mss supply the name “Shimei” after “Jeshaiah.” Most Hebrew mss omit the name here (but cf. v. 17).

[25:3]  ¹⁰ tc The list includes only five names. Apparently the name “Shimei” (see v. 17), which appears in one medieval Hebrew ms and in the LXX, has been accidentally omitted from the Hebrew text.

[25:4]  ¹¹ tn Heb “belonging to Heman, the sons of Heman.”

[25:5]  ¹² tn Heb “by the words of God to exalt a horn.” An animal’s horn is sometimes used metaphorically as a symbol of strength and honor. See BDB 901-2 s.v. קֶרֶנ.

[25:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “the sons of Asaph [were] upon the hand of Asaph, the one prophesying upon the hands of the king.”

[29:14]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “that we should retain strength to contribute like this.”

[29:14]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and from you we have given to you.”

[88:1]  ¹⁶ sn Psalm 88. The psalmist cries out in pain to the Lord, begging him for relief from his intense and constant suffering. The psalmist regards God as the ultimate cause of his distress, but nevertheless clings to God in hope.

[88:1]  ¹⁷ tn The Hebrew phrase מָחֲלַת לְעַנּוֹת (makhalat lÿ’annot) may mean “illness to afflict.” Perhaps it refers to a particular style of music, a tune title, or a musical instrument. The term מָחֲלַת also appears in the superscription of Ps 53.

[88:1]  ¹⁸ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. The word is derived from a verb meaning “to be prudent; to be wise.” Various options are: “a contemplative song,” “a song imparting moral wisdom,” or “a skillful [i.e., well-written] song.” The term occurs in the superscriptions of Pss 32, 42, 44, 45, 52-55, 74, 78, 88, 89, and 142, as well as in Ps 47:7.

[88:1]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “O Lord God of my deliverance.” In light of the content of the psalm, this reference to God as the one who delivers seems overly positive. For this reason some emend the text to אַלֹהַי שִׁוַּעְתִּי (’alohay shivva’tiy, “[O Lord] my God, I cry out”). See v. 13.

[88:1]  ²⁰ tn Heb “[by] day I cry out, in the night before you.”