1 Chronicles 6:32
in 1 Chronicles 6They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem: and they waited on their office according to their order.
KJV
And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 6
Commentary
7 notes on this verseAnd they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacles of the congregation with singing,.... Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; this service they performed before the ark, which was in a tent or tabernacle David pitched for it; and which the Targum here calls the tabernacle of time, or a temporary tabernacle: until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; the temple there: and then they waited on their office according to their order; performed it in the manner prescribed by David, see 1Ch 25:1.
This site's exposition
the men David put in charge of the music
on 1 Chronicles 6:31-48
These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD. Heman comes from Kohath's line through Samuel and Korah, Asaph from Gershom's at his right hand, and Ethan from Merari's on the left. Edersheim traces the office to the Levitical standing recorded here.
This site's exposition
They ministered with song before
Gill explains that the singers served before the ark in the tent David pitched for it, until the temple was built. 1 Chronicles 16:37 to 42 divides them between the ark in Jerusalem and the tabernacle at Gibeon. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown credit the regulations to David.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
It is a pity that the preferment of the Levites should ever make them remiss in their business. We have here an account of the three great masters who were employed in the service of the sacred song, with their respective families; for they waited with their children, that is, such as descended from them or were allied to them,
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
This was a considerable time before the temple was built. they waited on their office according to their order--which David, doubtless by the direction of the Holy Spirit, had instituted for the better regulation of divine worship.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Gershom, &c.--This repetition (see 1Ch 6:1) is made, as the historian here begins to trace the genealogy of the Levitical families who were not priests. The list is a long one, comprising the chiefs or heads of their several families until David's reign, who made a new and different classification of them by courses.
According to their order - This order is specified below.
The words behind it
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּהְי֨וּ | vaiyihyu | and they were | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| מְשָׁרְתִ֜ים | mesharetim | serving | H8334 → | 97 times |
| לִפְנֵ֨י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| מִשְׁכַּ֤ן | mishkan | [the] tabernacle of | H4908 → | 139 times |
| אֹֽהֶל־ | ʾohel- | [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| מוֹעֵד֙ | moed | meeting | H4150 → | 223 times |
| בַּשִּׁ֔יר | bashir | with <the> song | H7892 → | 59 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| בְּנ֧וֹת | benot | built | H1129 → | 376 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| וַיַּעַמְד֥וּ | vaiyaamdu | and they stood | H5975 → | 521 times |
| כְמִשְׁפָּטָ֖ם | khemishpatam | according to custom their | H4941 → | 422 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| עֲבוֹדָתָֽם׃ | avodatam | service their | H5656 → | 145 times |
וַיִּהְי֨וּand they were
vaiyihyuH1961 →3559 times
מְשָׁרְתִ֜יםserving
mesharetimH8334 →97 times
לִפְנֵ֨י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
מִשְׁכַּ֤ן[the] tabernacle of
mishkanH4908 →139 times
אֹֽהֶל־[the] tent of
ʾohel-H168 →345 times
מוֹעֵד֙meeting
moedH4150 →223 times
בַּשִּׁ֔ירwith <the> song
bashirH7892 →59 times
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
בְּנ֧וֹתbuilt
benotH1129 →376 times
שְׁלֹמֹ֛הSolomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
וַיַּעַמְד֥וּand they stood
vaiyaamduH5975 →521 times
כְמִשְׁפָּטָ֖םaccording to custom their
khemishpatamH4941 →422 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
עֲבוֹדָתָֽם׃service their
avodatamH5656 →145 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; Berean Standard Bible, 1 Chronicles 16:37 to 42; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.