1 Chronicles 6:31
in 1 Chronicles 6These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
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ASV
And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Jehovah, after that the ark had rest.
KJV
And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after that the ark had rest.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 6
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The genealogies of David’s three chief singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan or Jeduthun. 1Ch 6:32 They waited on their office - On the establishment and continuance of the choral service in the temple, see 2Ch 5:12, 2Ch 29:27-30; 2Ch 35:15. 1Ch 6:33 Heman - In general Asaph takes precedence of Heman and Jeduthun, but here Heman is placed first, because his family, that of the Kohathites, had the highest priestly rank, being the family which furnished the high priests (see 1Ch 6:2-15).
This site's exposition
the service of song
on 1 Chronicles 6:31-48
David set the singers apart only after the ark had rest, and their genealogies are traced with unusual care: Heman from Kohath's line back to Samuel and Korah, Asaph from Gershom's line standing at his right hand, and Ethan from Merari's line standing at his left. These three names stand behind dozens of Psalm titles, and Edersheim's Temple work traces the office to the Levitical standing recorded here rather than to any priestly rank. The Levites without a gift for song were not set aside; they were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle, the roles Aaron's sons alone could not fill.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
David was raised up on high to be the sweet psalmist of Israel ( 2 Sam. xxiii. 1 ), not only to pen psalms, but to appoint the singing of them in the house of the Lord (not so much because he was musical as because he was devout), and this he did after that the ark had rest.
And these are they,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
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.
After that the ark had rest - The Targum says, “These are they whom David set over the service of the singing, in the house of the sanctuary, or tabernacle of the Lord, at the time in which the ark was brought into it;” that is, when it was brought from the house of Obed-edom.
The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֗לֶּה | veeleh | and these | H428 → | 746 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | [are those] whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֶעֱמִ֥יד | heemid | he appointed | H5975 → | 521 times |
| דָּוִ֛יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְדֵי־ | yedei- | [the] hands of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| שִׁ֖יר | shir | song | H7892 → | 59 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| מִמְּנ֖וֹחַ | mimenoach | from [the] rest of | H4494 → | |
| הָאָרֽוֹן׃ | haaron | the ark | H727 → | 202 times |
וְאֵ֗לֶּהand these
veelehH428 →746 times
אֲשֶׁ֨ר[are those] whom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הֶעֱמִ֥ידhe appointed
heemidH5975 →521 times
דָּוִ֛ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
עַל־over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יְדֵי־[the] hands of
yedei-H3027 →1618 times
שִׁ֖ירsong
shirH7892 →59 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
מִמְּנ֖וֹחַfrom [the] rest of
mimenoachH4494 →
הָאָרֽוֹן׃the ark
haaronH727 →202 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
Psalms 132:8Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 6:41–42
Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice…
- Psalms 78:61
He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary.
- Psalms 68:1
God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.
- Numbers 10:35–36
Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.”
- 2 Chronicles 6:41–42
Through
2 Samuel 6:17So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 1:4
Now David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had prepared for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 15:1
David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
- Psalms 132:8
Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
- 2 Chronicles 1:4
Through
1 Chronicles 15:25So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 6:12–23
Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark…
- 2 Samuel 6:12–23
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; 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.