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1 Chronicles 16:39

in 1 Chronicles 16

And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV

ASV

and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah in the high place that was at Gibeon,

KJV

And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon,

This verse in 1 Chronicles 16

Commentary

7 notes on this verse
And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests,.... These he left, having appointed them to be before the tabernacle of the Lord, in the high place that was at Gibeon; namely, the tabernacle of Moses, which was removed from Nob thither in the days of Saul, and continued there to the times of Solomon, 1Ch 21:28.

This site's exposition

before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place

on 1 Chronicles 16:39-40

Zadok and his brethren minister before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place at Gibeon, where Moses' altar for burnt offering still stands and the daily morning and evening sacrifice continues according to the law. Jerusalem now holds the ark, the singers and the covenant presence; Gibeon holds the tabernacle, a full priesthood and the altar of sacrifice, worship split between two sites for the rest of David's reign. Clarke and Jamieson, Fausset and Brown both note the arrangement stood until Solomon, when 2 Chr 1:3-5 finds the king still sacrificing at Gibeon's tabernacle before the temple unites the two under one roof.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

proposed

Zadok - The chief-priest at Gibeon, where the tabernacle and altar made by Moses still were, where also the ordinary sacrifices were offered, and the stated worship of God was performed, as the extraordinary worship was before the ark upon great occasions, as when God was consulted, which was to be done before the ark and by the high-priest, who was Abiathar.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

These must be kept up because, however in their own nature they were inferior to the moral services of prayer and praise, yet, as they were types of the mediation of Christ, they had a great deal of honour put upon them, and the observance of them was of great consequence.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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 Century2 voices

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Zadok the priest - Both Zadok and Abiathar were high priests at this time: the former David established at Gibeah, or Gibeon, where the ark had been all the days of Saul; and the latter he established at Jerusalem, where the ark now was: so there were two high priests, and two distinct services; but there was only one ark. How long the service at Gibeon was continued we cannot tell; the principal functions were no doubt performed at Jerusalem.

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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

11 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְאֵ֣ת׀and <obj.>

    veetH85310935 times

  • צָד֣וֹקZadok

    tzadokH665953 times

  • הַכֹּהֵ֗ןthe priest

    hakohenH3548750 times

  • וְאֶחָיו֙and relatives his

    veechavH251630 times

  • הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםthe priests

    hakohanimH3548750 times

  • לִפְנֵ֖י<to> before

    lifneiH64402123 times

  • מִשְׁכַּ֣ן[the] tabernacle of

    mishkanH4908139 times

  • יְהוָ֑הYahweh

    yahwehH30686520 times

  • בַּבָּמָ֖הat the high place

    babamahH1116

  • אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich

    ʾasherH8345497 times

  • בְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃[was] in Gibeon

    begivonH139138 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    1 Kings 3:4

    Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 1:3

      And Solomon and the whole assembly went to the high place at Gibeon because it was the location of God’s Tent of Meeting, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the…

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 2 Chronicles 7:5

      And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

    • 2 Chronicles 1:6–12

      Solomon offered sacrifices there before the LORD on the bronze altar in the Tent of Meeting, where he offered a thousand burnt offerings.

    • 1 Chronicles 21:29

      For the tabernacle of the LORD that Moses had made in the wilderness and the altar of burnt offering were presently at the high place in Gibeon,

    • Joshua 9:3

      But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 12:28

    and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.

    it leads to

    • 2 Samuel 8:17

      Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 1 Chronicles 6:8

      Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 15:11

    David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 2:35

      And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

About 1 Chronicles

Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.