1 Chronicles 16:3-13

3 and distributed to all Israel, both men and women, to each a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, ^[a] and a cake of raisins.

4 Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel.

5 ¹Asaph was the chief, and second to him were Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals,

6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

7 Then on that day ²David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the Lord by Asaph and his brothers.

David’s Song of Thanks

8 ³Oh give thanks to the Lord; ⁴call upon his name; ⁵make known his deeds among the peoples!

9 Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!

10 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

11 ⁶Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!

12 ⁷Remember the wondrous works that he has done, ⁸his miracles and the judgments he uttered,

13 O offspring of Israel his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones!

1 Chronicles 16:3-13 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 16

This chapter relates that David offered sacrifices when the ark was brought into his city, 1Ch 16:1-3 who were the singers he appointed to sing before it continually, 1Ch 16:4-6 and the song he that day composed and delivered to them to sing, 1Ch 16:7-36 and that he appointed not only proper persons to minister before the ark, but also before the tabernacle at Gibeon, 1Ch 16:37-43.

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Cross References

• 1. 16:5 ch. 6:39
• 2. 16:7 [2 Sam. 22:1; 23:1]
• 3. 16:8 For ver. 8-22, see Ps. 105:1-15
• 4. 16:8 Isa. 12:4
• 5. 16:8 [Ps. 145:11, 12]
• 6. 16:11 Ps. 24:6; 27:8
• 7. 16:12 [Ps. 77:11; 143:5]
• 8. 16:12 Ps. 78:43

Footnotes

• [a] 16:3 Compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain