A son of Zerah, the son of Jacob (1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chron. 2:6). A sage whose reputation for wisdom was high in Solomon’s reign.
The son of Joel and grandson of Samuel, and of the Levite family of Korah (1 Chron. 6:33; 15:17). Heman is called “the singer” or “the musician,” and was the first of the three chief Levites appointed to conduct the vocal and instrumental music of the Tabernacle in David’s time. Evidently Heman played the cymbal (1 Chron. 25:1-6; 2 Chron. 5:12; 35:15). Heman was also the writer of the most melancholy of all the Psalms (Ps. 88). It has been suggested that Heman composed it to console David during some inconsolable season. Heman is also referred to as David’s “seer in the matters of God.” What a responsible position that must have been!