Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Heman the king's seer—The title of "seer" or "prophet of David" is also given to Gad (I Chronicles 21:9), and to Jeduthun (II Chronicles 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 (I Chronicles 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 (Psalms 68:25).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Chronicles 25:5:
1 Kings 4:31
1 Chronicles 25:1
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