1 Chronicles 15:24

24 And Shebaniah, Jehoshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Elizezer the priests {sounded the trumpets} before the ark of God. And Obed-Edom and Jehiah [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 And Kenaniah, chief of the Levites in singing, [was to be] an instructor in singing because he understood.

23 And Berekiah and Elkanah [were] gatekeepers for the ark.

24 And Shebaniah, Jehoshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Elizezer the priests {sounded the trumpets} before the ark of God. And Obed-Edom and Jehiah [were] gatekeepers for the ark.

25 And it happened [that] David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh from the house of Obed-Edom with joy.

26 And it happened [that] when God helped the Levites carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "trumpet blowers with trumpets"