1 Chronicles 15:24

24 Sh'vanyahu, Yoshafat, N'tan'el, 'Amasai, Z'kharyahu, B'nayahu and Eli'ezer the cohanim blew the trumpets in front of the ark of God. 'Oved-Edom and Yechiyah were gatekeepers for the ark.

1 Chronicles 15:24 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 15:24

And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai,
and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with
the trumpets before the ark of God
With the silver trumpets; one use of which was to blow with when the camps and ark of the Lord moved, ( Numbers 10:5 Numbers 10:6 ) .

and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark;
they went behind it, as the others before it, for the same purpose, as it was bringing up.

1 Chronicles 15:24 In-Context

22 K'nanyahu, chief of the L'vi'im, was in charge of the singing; he was put in charge of the singing because he was skillful at it.
23 Berekhyahu and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.
24 Sh'vanyahu, Yoshafat, N'tan'el, 'Amasai, Z'kharyahu, B'nayahu and Eli'ezer the cohanim blew the trumpets in front of the ark of God. 'Oved-Edom and Yechiyah were gatekeepers for the ark.
25 So David, the leaders of Isra'el and the commanders over thousands went to bring up the ark for the covenant of ADONAI out from the house of 'Oved-Edom with joy.
26 Since God was helping the L'vi'im who were carrying the ark for the covenant of ADONAI, they sacrificed seven young bulls and seven rams.
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