1 Chronicles 23:30
in 1 Chronicles 23They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;
KJV
And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at even;
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 23
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord,.... The office of others of them was to sing the praises of God, both vocally and with instruments of music, at the time of the morning sacrifice: and likewise at even; at the time of the evening sacrifice, by way of thankfulness for the mercies of the night and of the day.
This site's exposition
to wait on the sons of Aaron
on 1 Chronicles 23:28-32
The chapter's last section lists what the Levites do now that they carry nothing: assist the priests in the courts and chambers, purify the holy vessels, prepare the shewbread and the meal offerings, and stand every morning and evening to thank and praise the Lord. That standing praise carries forward the refrain planted at 16:34, praise the Lord, for his mercy endureth for ever, now sung daily rather than once at the ark's homecoming. Verse 32 closes the assignment by calling the priests their brethren, a word Matthew Henry reads as a check on the priesthood's rank rather than a ground for it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the L ORD , to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
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Morning and even - The two solemn times of offering sacrifices: which work was attended with publick prayer and thanksgiving.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
To stand every morning - At the offering of the morning and evening sacrifice, they sounded their musical instruments, and sang praises to God.
The words behind it
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלַעֲמֹד֙ | velaamod | and to stand | H5975 → | 521 times |
| בַּבֹּ֣קֶר | baboker | in the morning | H1242 → | 214 times |
| בַּבֹּ֔קֶר | baboker | in the morning | H1242 → | 214 times |
| לְהֹד֥וֹת | lehodot | to give thanks | H3034 → | 114 times |
| וּלְהַלֵּ֖ל | ulehalel | and to praise | H1984 → | 165 times |
| לַיהוָ֑ה | layahweh | <to> Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְכֵ֖ן | vekhen | and thus | H3651 → | 771 times |
| לָעָֽרֶב׃ | laarev | to the evening | H6153 → |
וְלַעֲמֹד֙and to stand
velaamodH5975 →521 times
בַּבֹּ֣קֶרin the morning
babokerH1242 →214 times
בַּבֹּ֔קֶרin the morning
babokerH1242 →214 times
לְהֹד֥וֹתto give thanks
lehodotH3034 →114 times
וּלְהַלֵּ֖לand to praise
ulehalelH1984 →165 times
לַיהוָ֑ה<to> Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְכֵ֖ןand thus
vekhenH3651 →771 times
לָעָֽרֶב׃to the evening
laarevH6153 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 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
1 Chronicles 9:33Those 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.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 6:31–33
These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
- 1 Chronicles 16:4–6
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.
- Psalms 134:1–2
Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
- 1 Chronicles 25:1–31
Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list…
- Psalms 135:1–3
Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD,
- 1 Chronicles 6:31–33
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the 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.