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1 Chronicles 15:15-25

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15 The sons of 1the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles thereon, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.
16 Then David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites 2to appoint their relatives the singers, with instruments of music, harps, lyres, loud-sounding cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.
17 So 3the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel, and from his relatives, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari their relatives, Ethan the son of Kushaiah,
18 and with them their relatives of the second rank, Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.
19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph and Ethan were appointed to sound aloud cymbals of bronze;
20 and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah, with harps tuned to 4alamoth;
21 and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel and Azaziah, to lead with lyres tuned to 5the sheminith.
22 Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was in charge of the singing; he gave instruction in singing because he was skillful.
23 Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.
24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah and Eliezer, the priests, 6blew the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah also were gatekeepers for the ark.
25 7So it was David, with the elders of Israel and the captains over thousands, who went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from 8the house of Obed-edom with joy.
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1 Chronicles 15:15-25 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 15

David, having prepared a place for the ark of God, gathered the Israelites, Levites, and priests, to assist in the bringing of it up thereunto, 1Ch 15:1,13 and which was done in a very honourable and joyful manner, 1Ch 15:24-28, though David, for his behaviour, was despised by Michal his wife in her heart, 1Ch 15:29.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 8

  • 1. Exodus 25:14; Numbers 4:5
  • 2. 1 Chronicles 13:8; 1 Chronicles 25:1
  • 3. 1 Chronicles 25:1
  • 4. Ps 46: title
  • 5. Ps 6: title
  • 6. 1 Chronicles 15:28; 1 Chronicles 16:6
  • 7. 2 Samuel 6:12, 15
  • 8. 1 Chronicles 13:13

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Omitted in Gr and many mss
  • [b]. Or "harps of maiden-like tone"
  • [c]. Or "octave harps"
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