Person Old Testament
Eliathah
Eliathah, a son of Heman, was appointed as a musician during King David's reign. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at 1 Chronicles 25:4.
Why it matters. Son of Heman, appointed as a musician in David's time
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Eliathah
Eliathah is mentioned in 1Ch.25.4, 27 as one of the sons of Heman, a prominent musician during the reign of King David. Heman, along with Asaph and Jeduthun, was appointed by David to lead the music in the house of the Lord (1Ch.25.1). Eliathah, along with his brothers, was skilled in music and was appointed to serve as a musician under the direction of his father, Heman (1Ch.25.4). The text also mentions that Eliathah and his brothers were assigned the twentieth turn in the musical rotation (1Ch.25.27). Eliathah's inclusion in this list highlights the importance of music in Israelite worship during David's reign.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Heman
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.