The Names and Their Meanings
The Sons of Asaph (4 Total)
- Asaph – Gatherer or Collector
- Zaccur – Mindful or Remembered
- Joseph – Yah Will Add or Increase
- Nethaniah – Yah Has Given
- Asharelah (Jesarelah) – Upright Before Elohim
Connected Message:
The Gatherer (Asaph) will be remembered (Zaccur), and Yah will add (Joseph) blessings to His people. Yah has given (Nethaniah), and they will stand upright before Him (Asharelah).
The Sons of Jeduthun (6 Total)
- Jeduthun (Ethan) – Enduring or Praiser
- Gedaliah – Yah Is Great
- Zeri – Yah Has Created
- Jeshiah – Yah Exists or Yah Sees
- Shimei – Yah Has Heard
- Hashabiah – Yah Has Considered or Thought Upon
- Mattithiah – Yah’s Gift
Connected Message:
The Enduring One (Jeduthun) declares that Yah is great (Gedaliah) and that He has created (Zeri). Yah exists (Jeshiah), hears (Shimei), and considers (Hashabiah) His people, sending His gift (Mattithiah).
The Sons of Heman (14 Total)
- Heman – Faithful or Trusted
- Bukkiah – Yah Has Examined
- Mattaniah – Yah’s Gift
- Uzziel (Azarel) – Elohim Is My Strength
- Shebuel – Yah Has Returned
- Jerimoth – He Lifts Up
- Hananiah – Yah Has Shown Grace
- Eliathah – Elohim Has Come
- Giddalti – I Have Magnified
- Romamti-Ezer – Exalted Helper
- Joshbekashah – Yah Will Judge or Consider
- Mallothi – I Have Spoken
- Hothir – Exceedingly Glorious
- Mahazioth – Visions or Revelations
- Shubael – Brought Back or Restored
Connected Message:
The Faithful One (Heman) declares that Yah has examined (Bukkiah) His people and sent His gift (Mattaniah). Elohim is their strength (Uzziel) and their lifter (Jerimoth), showing grace (Hananiah).
He has come (Eliathah), magnified His name (Giddalti), and been their exalted helper (Romamti-Ezer). He judges (Joshbekashah), speaks (Mallothi), and reveals visions (Mahazioth). His people will be restored (Shubael) through His Word.
Summary of the Connected Message for 1 Chronicles 25
The Gatherer (Asaph) declares that Yah will add (Joseph) and give (Nethaniah) His blessings. He has considered (Hashabiah) His people and sent His gift (Mattithiah).
Yah examines (Bukkiah), shows grace (Hananiah), and is their strength (Uzziel).
He lifts up (Jerimoth), comes in power (Eliathah), and magnifies His name (Giddalti). He is their exalted helper (Romamti-Ezer), revealing His will (Mahazioth) and restoring His people (Shubael).
His Word will stand, and His worship will endure forever.
Final Reflection
The names in 1 Chronicles 25 are more than a genealogy—they form a prophetic message. Yah is the Gatherer, the Giver, the Restorer, and the Lifter of His people. He examines, strengthens, and magnifies His name among those who serve Him.
Through these names, we see a picture of His ongoing work, a testimony that His gifts, His grace, and His presence remain with those He calls.
Even today, Yah raises up worshipers to declare His truth. May we seek to honor Him, standing upright before Him, lifted up by His strength, and restored by His power.