Chronicles II 29:25

25 And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, and lutes, and harps, according to the commandment of king David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for by the commandment of the Lord the order in the hand of the prophets.

Chronicles II 29:25 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 29:25

And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals,
with psalteries, and with harps
To play upon, which were the three principal instruments of music used in religious worship, and what had been disused in the times of Ahaz: according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and
Nathan the prophet;
this sort of music was not commanded by the law of Moses, but was directed to by David under a divine influence, and was approved of by the prophets of the Lord here mentioned: for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets;
the Targum is,

``for by the Word of the Lord was the commandment by the hand of the prophets.''

Chronicles II 29:25 In-Context

23 And they brought the goats for a sin-offering before the king and the congregation; and laid their hands upon them.

24 And the priests slew them, and offered their blood as a propitiation on the altar; and they made atonement for all Israel: for the king said, The whole-burnt-offering, and the sin-offering for all Israel.

25 And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, and lutes, and harps, according to the commandment of king David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for by the commandment of the Lord the order in the hand of the prophets.

26 And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

27 And Ezekias told to offer up the whole-burnt-offering on the altar: and when they began to offer the whole-burnt-offering, they began to sing to the Lord, and the trumpets the instruments of David king of Israel.