1 Chronicles 16:37
in 1 Chronicles 16So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required;
KJV
So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required:
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 16
Commentary
6 notes on this verseSo he left there, before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, Asaph and his brethren,.... Whom he, that is, David, had appointed for the service of it: to minister before the ark continually; in singing the praises of God: as every day's work required; at the time of the morning and evening sacrifice, as Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it.
This site's exposition
before the ark of the covenant of the LORD
on 1 Chronicles 16:37-38
David leaves Asaph and his brothers “to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements”, and the psalm just sung becomes a standing office. Obed-edom, whose household the LORD blessed while the ark stayed with him three months in 2 Sam 6:11, now serves as a gatekeeper with Hosah.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Indeed no incense was burnt there, nor sacrifices offered, because the altars were not there. But David's prayers were directed as incense, and the lifting up of his hands as an evening sacrifice. So early did spiritual worship take place of ceremonial.
2 ), so early did spiritual worship take place of ceremonial. Yet the ceremonial worship, being of divine institution, must by no means be omitted; and therefore at Gibeon were the altars where the priests attended, for their work was to sacrifice and burn incense, which they did continually, morning and evening, according to the law of Moses,
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6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God. It was a glorious day when the ark of God was safely lodged in the tent David had pitched for it. That good man had his heart much upon it, could not sleep contentedly till it was done, Ps. cxxxii.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord Asaph and his brethren, &c.--The sequel of the chapter describes the appointment of the sacred musicians and their respective duties.
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The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּֽעֲזָב־ | vaiyaazov- | and he left | H5800 → | 215 times |
| שָׁ֗ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| לִפְנֵי֙ | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| אֲר֣וֹן | ʾaron | [the] ark of | H727 → | 202 times |
| בְּרִית־ | berit- | [the] covenant of | H1285 → | 284 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לְאָסָ֖ף | leasaf | <to> Asaph | H623 → | 34 times |
| וּלְאֶחָ֑יו | uleechav | and <to> relatives his | H251 → | 630 times |
| לְשָׁרֵ֞ת | lesharet | to serve | H8334 → | 97 times |
| לִפְנֵ֧י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| הָאָר֛וֹן | haaron | the ark | H727 → | 202 times |
| תָּמִ֖יד | tamid | continually | H8548 → | 104 times |
| לִדְבַר־ | lidvar- | to [the] matter of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| י֥וֹם | yom | a day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃ | beyomo | in day its | H3117 → | 2304 times |
וַיַּֽעֲזָב־and he left
vaiyaazov-H5800 →215 times
שָׁ֗םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
לִפְנֵי֙<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
אֲר֣וֹן[the] ark of
ʾaronH727 →202 times
בְּרִית־[the] covenant of
berit-H1285 →284 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לְאָסָ֖ף<to> Asaph
leasafH623 →34 times
וּלְאֶחָ֑יוand <to> relatives his
uleechavH251 →630 times
לְשָׁרֵ֞תto serve
lesharetH8334 →97 times
לִפְנֵ֧י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
הָאָר֛וֹןthe ark
haaronH727 →202 times
תָּמִ֖ידcontinually
tamidH8548 →104 times
לִדְבַר־to [the] matter of
lidvar-H1697 →1440 times
י֥וֹםa day
yomH3117 →2304 times
בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃in day its
beyomoH3117 →2304 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezra 3:4They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 8:14–17
And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month.
- Numbers 29:12–38
On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work, and you shall observe a feast to the LORD for seven days.
- Exodus 23:16
You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year,…
- John 7:37
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
- Nehemiah 8:14–17
Through
2 Chronicles 8:14In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 9:17
These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.
- Nehemiah 12:36
and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
- Nehemiah 12:24
The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other,…
- Ezra 6:18
They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
- 1 Chronicles 9:17
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.