2 Chronicles 29:26

The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

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KJV

And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

ASV

And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

YLT

and the Levites stand with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

DBT

And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

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And the Levites stood with the instruments of David,.... Which were invented, directed, and ordered to be used by him, and are the same as in the preceding verse: and the priests with the trumpets; which were made by the direction of Moses, according to the order of God, Num 10:2.

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

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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.

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

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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.”
1 Chronicles 15:24
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.
Numbers 10:10
And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”
Amos 6:5
You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.
1 Chronicles 16:6
and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
2 Chronicles 5:12–13
all 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.
Psalms 150:3–5
Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.
Psalms 81:3
Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
Joshua 6:4–9
Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. Then on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.
Psalms 87:7
Singers and pipers will proclaim, “All my springs of joy are in You.”
Numbers 10:8
The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.
Psalms 98:5–6
Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, in melodious song with the harp.

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Who & where

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

About this book

Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

2 Chronicles — Solomon to the exile — retold through the southern kings only. A priestly history that keeps its lens on the temple, on reform kings, and on the repentance formula (7:14) that will be quoted in a thousand sermons.

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

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Amos 6:5
You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.
leads to
- Isaiah 5:12
  At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
- Amos 5:23
  Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
Through
1 Chronicles 15:24

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