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2 Chronicles 29:25

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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.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And he set the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Jehovah by his prophets.

KJV

And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets.

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 29

Commentary

6 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

With cymbals, with psalteries - Moses had not appointed any musical instruments to be used in the divine worship; there was nothing of the kind under the first tabernacle. The trumpets or horns then used were not for song nor for praise, but as we use bells, i.e., to give notice to the congregation of what they were called to perform, etc. But David did certainly introduce many instruments of music into God’s worship, for which we have already seen he was solemnly reproved by the prophet Amos, Amo 6:1-

This site's exposition

according to the commandment of David

on 2 Chronicles 29:25-26

Three names anchor the order Hezekiah restores: David, who founded the singing courses at 1 Chr 25; Gad, the king's seer who first speaks to David at 1 Sam 22:5; and Nathan, who carries the covenant of 2 Sam 7 and 1 Chr 17. The verse calls their arrangement the commandment of the Lord by his prophets, placing David's temple music on the same footing as the pattern he says at 1 Chr 28:19 the Lord made him understand in writing by his hand upon him. Clarke notes that Moses commanded no instruments for the first tabernacle; what stands here is a later revelation layered onto the first, not a replacement for it, and Chronicles treats both as binding.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

9 For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. 10 Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the L ORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.

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And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

By faith we must rejoice in Christ Jesus as our righteousness; and our prayers and praises must ascend with his offering, to be accepted only in virtue of it. The king and all the congregation testified their consent to and concurrence in all that was done, by bowing their heads and worshipping, expressing an awful veneration of the divine Majesty, by postures of adoration.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

At the close of the special services of the occasion, namely, the offering of atonement sacrifices, the king and all civic rulers who were present joined in the worship.

The words behind it

21 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.

  • וַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨דand he stationed

    vaiyaamedH5975 →521 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הַלְוִיִּ֜םthe Levites

    halviyimH3881 →291 times

  • בֵּ֣ית[the] house of

    beitH1004 →2046 times

  • יְהוָ֗הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • בִּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙with cymbals

    bimtziltayimH4700 →13 times

  • בִּנְבָלִ֣יםwith lyres

    binvalimH5035 →38 times

  • וּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹתand with harps

    uvekhinorotH3658 →42 times

  • בְּמִצְוַ֥תby [the] command of

    bemitzvatH4687 →181 times

  • דָּוִ֛ידDavid

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • וְגָ֥דand Gad

    vegadH1410 →

  • חֹזֵֽה־[the] seer of

    chozeh-H2374 →17 times

  • הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • וְנָתָ֣ןand Nathan

    venatanH5416 →

  • הַנָּבִ֑יאthe prophet

    hanavi'H5030 →314 times

  • כִּ֧יfor

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • בְיַד־[was] by [the] hand of

    veyad-H3027 →1618 times

  • יְהוָ֛הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • הַמִּצְוָ֖הthe commandment

    hamitzvahH4687 →181 times

  • בְּיַד־by [the] hand of

    beyad-H3027 →1618 times

  • נְבִיאָֽיו׃ סprophets his

    neviavH5030 →314 times

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

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Chronicles 8:14In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.7 works1 Chronicles 23:54,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”6 works2 Chronicles 35:15The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their position, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.3 works1 Chronicles 16:4–5David 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.3 works1 Chronicles 25:1–7Additionally, 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 of the men who performed this service:3 works1 Chronicles 15:16–22David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Chronicles 16:42Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.3 works1 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.3 works2 Samuel 24:11When David got up in the morning, a revelation from the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:3 worksPsalms 98:5Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, in melodious song with the harp.3 works1 Chronicles 23:6Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.3 works1 Samuel 22:5Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Depart and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.3 works2 Chronicles 30:12Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.3 works2 Chronicles 5:12all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.3 worksPsalms 149:3Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.3 worksPsalms 92:3with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.2 works2 Chronicles 7:6The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, “For His loving devotion endures forever.” Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.2 works1 Samuel 22:4So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.2 works

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 Chronicles 23:5

    4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 29:25–26

      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…

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 2 Chronicles 8:14

      In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests…

    • Psalms 87:7

      Singers and pipers will proclaim, “All my springs of joy are in You.”

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 8:14

    In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests…

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 9:17

      These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.

    • Nehemiah 12:24

      The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other,…

    • Ezra 6:18

      They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.

    • Nehemiah 12:36

      and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 35:15

    The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave…

    it leads to

About 2 Chronicles

Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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