1 Chronicles 16:4

David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

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KJV

And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to record, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:

ASV

And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Jehovah, the God of Israel:

YLT

And he putteth before the ark of Jehovah, of the Levites, ministers, even to make mention of, and to thank, and to give praise to Jehovah, God of Israel,

DBT

And he appointed certain of the Levites to do the service before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate, and to thank and praise Jehovah theGod of Israel:

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And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord,.... By singing the praises of God: and to record; or bring to remembrance; to commemorate in a song the great and good things God had done for Israel as a people: and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel; for all his benefits, and the blessings of his goodness bestowed on them.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

Related commentary

This passage is interposed by the writer of Chronicles between two sentences of the parallel passage in Samuel. It contains a detailed account of the service which David instituted at this time, a service out of which grew the more elaborate service of the temple. The language of much of the passage is remarkably archaic, and there can be no reasonable doubt that it is in the main an extract from a record of the time of David. 1Ch 16:5 The occurrence of the name Jeiel twice in this list is considered suspicious.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

A select number of the musicians were chosen for the service from the list (1Ch 15:19-21) of those who had taken a prominent part in the recent procession. The same arrangement was to be observed in their duties, now that the ark again was stationary;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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How the Hebraic tradition has read this verse — and Marcus Brown’s own reading of it.

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35 linked verses

The verses this one reaches12

1 Chronicles 9:33
Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.
Acts 13:2
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
Psalms 106:48
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!
Psalms 105:5
Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
1 Chronicles 24:3
With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.
Psalms 72:18
Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
Psalms 103:2
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
2 Samuel 23:1
These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:
Psalms 30:4
Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.
2 Chronicles 29:25
Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.
1 Chronicles 6:31
These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
1 Chronicles 23:2–6
Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

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PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.

Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?

Canon: Old Testament
Author: The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra, per rabbinic tradition)
Date: Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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Numbers1

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1 Kings1

1 Kings 8:15and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with…

1 Chronicles6

2 Chronicles5

Ezra1

Ezra 3:10When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the…

Nehemiah1

Nehemiah 11:17Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led…

Psalms3

Psalms 71:17

Isaiah1

Isaiah 62:6On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent…

Luke1

Luke 19:37And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude…

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 103:2
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
leads to
- Isaiah 63:7
  I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us— the many good things for the house of Israel according to His…
- Psalms 116:12
  How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?
- Psalms 105:5
  Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
- Luke 17:15–18
  When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
- Deuteronomy 6:12
  be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Through
Psalms 72:18
Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
leads to
- Psalms 41:13
  Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10
  Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 106:48
  Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!

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