1 Chronicles 16:6

6 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

1 Chronicles 16:6 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 16:6

Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests
These were appointed to blow

with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of the Lord;
morning and evening.

1 Chronicles 16:6 In-Context

4 David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

5 Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals

6 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

7 On that day David first committed to Asaph and his associates this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:

8 “Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.