1 Chronicles 15:24

24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, should ¹blow the trumpets before the ark of God. ²Obed-edom and Jehiah were to be 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 Chenaniah, leader of the Levites in music, should direct the music, for he understood it.

23 Berechiah and Elkanah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.

24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, should blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.

25 So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-edom with rejoicing.

26 And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

Cross References

• 1. 15:24 ver. 28; ch. 16:6; Num. 10:8
• 2. 15:24 [See ver. 21 above]