歴代志上 25:5 JC

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 25:1-7

Observe, I. Singing the praises of God is here called prophesying (1 Chron. 25:1-3), not that all those who were employed in this service were honoured with the visions of God, or could foretel things to come. Heman indeed is said to be the king's seer in the words of God (1 Chron. 25:5); but the psalms they sang were composed by the prophets, and many of them were prophetical; and the edification of the church was intended in it, as well as the glory of God. In Samuel's time singing the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 25:5

All these were the sons of Heman, the king's seer ,.... The prophet of the king, as the Targum, who was frequently with him, assisting him in the words of God : in divine things: to lift up the horn ; to blow with the hornpipe or trumpet, and to magnify and set forth the greatness of the kingdom of Israel, and especially of the King Messiah, the horn of salvation, that would be raised up in the house of David: and God gave to Heman fourteen sons ; whose names are before... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 25:5

To lift up the horn - "The horn of prophecy," says Jarchi; "to sound with the trumpet in the words of prophecy before the Lord." - T. Three daughters - These also were employed among the singers. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 25:1-8

EXPOSITION The families of the three chiefs in song. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 25:5

For the expression, the king's seer , and as other instances of the office, see 1 Chronicles 21:9 ; 2 Chronicles 35:15 , in neither of which places, however, have we the attendant phrase, in the words of God . Yet we have the same sense strictly implied in 1 Chronicles 21:9 , 1 Chronicles 21:19 . The expression needs not to be generalized into "in the matters of God," but evidently describes the seer (Heman, Gad, or Jeduthun) as the authorized medium of verbal communication between... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 25:5

To lift up the horn - Some take this literally, and consider that Heman and his sons played on the born in the musical services; but there is no other evidence that the horn was so employed. Perhaps the most probable explanation is that it has been transferred from the next clause, where (as here) it followed the word “God,” with the sense that “God, to exalt Heman’s horn (or, increase his dignity), gave him fourteen sons and three daughters.” read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 25:5

1 Chronicles 25:5. The king’s seer Or prophet. Either he was a prophet as well as a singer; or he is thus called because he prophesied, or praised God, in the sense designed 1 Chronicles 25:1. And he is called the king’s seer, because the king took special delight in him; or because he frequently attended the king in his palace, executing his sacred office there, while the rest were employed in the tabernacle. In the words of God To sing such divine songs as were inspired by God to the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 25:1-31

Arrangements for the Levites (23:1-26:32)Having appointed Solomon to be his successor, David made further arrangements for the service of the temple. First, he set out a plan to distribute duties among the Levites. A census showed that there were 38,000 Levites eligible for temple service. Of these, 14,000 were official record-keepers, judges, guards, singers and musicians. The remainder were to help in the general service of the temple (23:1-6). Clearly, there were far too many Levites to work... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 25:5

the words of God. Not the words of man. None but Divine words used in Divine worship. God. Hebrew. Elohim. (with Art.) = the [true] God. App-4 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 25:5

1 Chronicles 25:5. To lift up the horn— To celebrate the praises; Houbigant. For there is no example in Scripture, says he, of such an expression as lifting up the horn, for any thing in music. Some, however, think that it means to blow aloud with trumpets made of horns. read more