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Chronicles Chapter Sixteen
New King James Version (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 16
This
chapter relates that David offered sacrifices when the ark was brought into his
city, 1 Chronicles 16:1
who were the singers he appointed to sing before it continually, 1 Chronicles 16:4
and the song he that day composed and delivered to them to sing, 1 Chronicles 16:7
and that he appointed not only proper persons to minister before the ark, but
also before the tabernacle at Gibeon, 1 Chronicles 16:37.
1 Chronicles
16:1 So they brought
the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had
erected for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before
God.
YLT
1And they bring in the ark
of God, and set it up in the midst of the tent that David hath stretched out
for it, and they bring near burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God;
Verses 1-3
So they brought the ark of God,.... What is contained in
these three verses is the same with 2 Samuel 6:17, see
the notes there. See Gill on 2 Samuel 6:17. See
Gill on 2 Samuel 6:18. See
Gill on 2 Samuel 6:19.
1 Chronicles
16:2 2 And
when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings,
he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
YLT
2and David ceaseth from
offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, and blesseth the people in
the name of Jehovah,
1 Chronicles
16:3 3 Then
he distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of
bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins.
YLT
3and giveth a portion to
every man of Israel, both man and woman: to each a cake of bread, and a measure
of wine, and a grape-cake.
1 Chronicles 16:4 4 And he appointed some of
the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to
commemorate, to thank, and to praise the Lord God of Israel:
YLT
4And 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,
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.
1 Chronicles 16:5 5 Asaph the chief, and next
to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab,
Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel with stringed instruments and harps, but Asaph
made music with cymbals;
YLT
5Asaph the head, and his
second Zechariah; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and
Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of psalteries,
and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals is sounding;
Asaph the chief,.... Of those that were now appointed:
otherwise, of the three principal singers, Heman was the chief, and Asaph next,
1 Chronicles 6:33.
and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and
Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, with psalteries,
and with harps; to play upon them before the ark at the same time the psalms and
songs were vocally sung; the above persons are such as are named before, 1 Chronicles 15:18,
but Asaph made a sound with cymbals; he struck and played
upon them, see 1 Chronicles 15:19.
1 Chronicles 16:6 6 Benaiah and Jahaziel the
priests regularly blew the trumpets before the ark of the covenant of
God.
YLT
6and Benaiah and Jahaziel
the priests [are] with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of
God.
Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests,.... These
were appointed to blow
with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of the
Lord; morning and evening.
1 Chronicles 16:7 7 On that day David first
delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank
the Lord:
YLT
7On that day then hath David
given at the beginning to give thanks to Jehovah by the hand of Asaph and his
brethren: --
Verses 7-34
Then on that day,.... The ark was brought to Zion, and the
above persons appointed to minister before it:
David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand
of Asaph and his brethren to be sung by them now, and on every proper
occasion; and this seems to be the first that was delivered to them; afterwards
there were many more, as the titles of the psalms show; the following is
composed of part of two others, as they now stand in the book of Psalms. From
hence, to the end of 1 Chronicles 16:22
is the same with Psalm 105:1, with a
little variation, see the notes there; and from thence to the end of 1 Chronicles 16:33
is Psalm 96:1 which
see; and 1 Chronicles 16:34
is the same with Psalm 106:1, see
the notes there. See Gill on Psalm 106:1, Psalm 107:1, Psalm 105:1, Psalm 105:2, Psalm 105:3, Psalm 105:4, Psalm 105:5, Psalm 105:6, Psalm 105:7, Psalm 105:8, Psalm 105:9, Psalm 105:10, Psalm 105:11,on Psalm 105:12, Psalm 105:13, Psalm 105:14,on Psalm 105:15
1 Chronicles
16:8 8 Oh,
give thanks to the Lord!
Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
YLT
8Give thanks to Jehovah,
call in His name, Make known among the peoples His doings.
1 Chronicles
16:9 9 Sing
to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!
YLT
9Sing ye to Him, sing psalms
to Him, Meditate on all His wonders.
1 Chronicles
16:10 10 Glory
in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
YLT
10Boast yourselves in His
holy name, Rejoice doth the heart of those seeking Jehovah.
1 Chronicles
16:11 11 Seek
the Lord
and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
YLT
11Seek ye Jehovah and His
strength, Seek His face continually.
1 Chronicles
16:12 12 Remember
His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His
mouth,
YLT
12Remember His wonders that
He did, His signs, and the judgments of His mouth,
1 Chronicles
16:13 13 O
seed of Israel His servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
YLT
13O seed of Israel, His
servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
1 Chronicles
16:14 14 He
is the Lord
our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
YLT
14He [is] Jehovah our God, In
all the earth [are] His judgments.
1 Chronicles
16:15 15 Remember
His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
YLT
15Remember ye to the age His
covenant, The word He commanded -- To a thousand generations,
1 Chronicles
16:16 16 The covenant which He made with
Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,
YLT
16Which He hath made with
Abraham, And His oath -- to Isaac,
1 Chronicles
16:17 17 And
confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting
covenant,
YLT
17And He establisheth it to
Jacob for a statute, To Israel -- a covenant age-during.
1 Chronicles
16:18 18 Saying,
“To you I will give the land of Canaan As the allotment of your inheritance,”
YLT
18Saying: To thee I give the
land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,
1 Chronicles
16:19 19 When
you were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it.
YLT
19When ye are few of number,
As a little thing, and sojourners in it.
1 Chronicles
16:20 20 When
they went from one nation to another, And from one kingdom to another
people,
YLT
20And they go up and down,
From nation unto nation, And from a kingdom unto another people.
1 Chronicles
16:21 21 He
permitted no man to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,
YLT
21He hath not suffered any to
oppress them, And reproveth on their account kings:
1 Chronicles
16:22 22 Saying, “Do not touch My anointed
ones, And do My prophets no harm.”[a]
YLT
22Come not against Mine
anointed ones, And against My prophets do not evil.
1 Chronicles
16:23 23 Sing
to the Lord,
all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
YLT
23Sing to Jehovah, all the
earth, Proclaim from day unto day His salvation.
1 Chronicles
16:24 24 Declare His glory among the
nations, His wonders among all peoples.
YLT
24Rehearse among nations His
glory, Among all the peoples His wonders.
1 Chronicles
16:25 25 For
the Lord
is great and greatly to be praised; He is also to be feared above
all gods.
YLT
25For great [is] Jehovah, and
praised greatly, And fearful He [is] above all gods.
1 Chronicles 16:26 26 For all the gods of the
peoples are idols, But the Lord made the heavens.
YLT
26For all gods of the peoples
[are] nought, And Jehovah the heavens hath made.
1 Chronicles
16:27 27 Honor
and majesty are before Him; Strength and gladness are in His place.
YLT
27Honour and majesty [are]
before Him, Strength and joy [are] in His place.
1 Chronicles
16:28 28 Give
to the Lord,
O families of the peoples, Give to the Lord glory and strength.
YLT
28Ascribe to Jehovah, ye
families of peoples, Ascribe to Jehovah honour and strength.
1 Chronicles
16:29 29 Give
to the Lord
the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh,
worship the Lord
in the beauty of holiness!
YLT
29Ascribe to Jehovah the
honour of His name, Lift up a present, and come before Him. Bow yourselves to
Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness.
1 Chronicles
16:30 30 Tremble
before Him, all the earth. The world also is firmly established, It shall not
be moved.
YLT
30Be pained before Him, all
the earth:
1 Chronicles
16:31 31 Let
the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; And let them say among the
nations, “The Lord
reigns.”
YLT
31Also, established is the
world, It is not moved! The heavens rejoice, and the earth is glad, And they
say among nations: Jehovah hath reigned.
1 Chronicles
16:32 32 Let
the sea roar, and all its fullness; Let the field rejoice, and all that is
in it.
YLT
32Roar doth the sea, and its
fulness, Exult doth the field, and all that [is] in it,
1 Chronicles
16:33 33 Then
the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the Lord, For He is
coming to judge the earth.[b]
YLT
33Then sing do trees of the
forest, From the presence of Jehovah, For He hath come to judge the earth!
1 Chronicles
16:34 34 Oh,
give thanks to the Lord,
for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.[c]
YLT
34Give thanks to Jehovah, for
good, For to the age, [is] His kindness,
1 Chronicles
16:35 35 And
say, “Save us, O God of our salvation; Gather us together, and deliver us from
the Gentiles, To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise.”
YLT
35And say, Save us, O God of
our salvation, And gather us, and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks
to Thy holy name, To triumph in Thy praise.
Verse 35-36
And say ye, save us, O God of our salvation,.... The
author of temporal, spiritual, and eternal salvation; the words are a direction
to the singers, and those that sung with them, to express the prayer and
doxology in the next verse, which both are the same with Psalm 106:47. See
Gill on Psalm 106:47, Psalm 106:48; which
David directed by a spirit of prophecy, foreseeing the people of Israel would
be in captivity among the Heathens; though some think these were added by Ezra;
for though there was in his time a return from the captivity, yet many still
remained in it.
1 Chronicles
16:36 36 Blessed
be the Lord
God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting![d] And all
the people said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord.
YLT
36Blessed [is] Jehovah, God
of Israel, From the age and unto the age;' And all the people say, `Amen,' and
have given praise to Jehovah.
1 Chronicles 16:37 37 So he left Asaph and his
brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister
before the ark regularly, as every day’s work required;
YLT
37And he leaveth there before
the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, for Asaph and for his brethren, to minister
before the ark continually, according to the matter of a day in its day,
So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of the Lord,
Asaph and his brethren,.... Whom he, that is, David, had appointed for the service of
it:
to minister before the ark continually; in singing
the praises of God:
as every day's work required; at the time of the
morning and evening sacrifice, as Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it.
1 Chronicles 16:38 38 and Obed-Edom with his
sixty-eight brethren, including Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, to
be gatekeepers;
YLT
38both Obed-Edom and their
brethren, sixty and eight, and Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and Hosah for
gatekeepers,
The
Levites, the brethren of Asaph and Obededom, these were left before the ark to
minister there:
Obededom also the son of Jeduthun; or Ethan, which some
take to be another Obededom; but the ו,
"vau" may be explanative, "even Obededom":
and Hosah to be porters; these he left to be
doorkeepers of the ark.
1 Chronicles 16:39 39 and Zadok the priest and
his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high
place that was at Gibeon,
YLT
39and Zadok the priest, and
his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah, in a high place
that [is] in Gibeon,
And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests,.... These he
left, having appointed them
to be before the tabernacle of the Lord, in the high place that
was at Gibeon; namely, the tabernacle of Moses, which was removed from Nob
thither in the days of Saul, and continued there to the times of Solomon, 1 Chronicles 21:28.
1 Chronicles 16:40 40 to offer burnt offerings
to the Lord
on the altar of burnt offering regularly morning and evening, and to do
according to all that is written in the Law of the Lord which He
commanded Israel;
YLT
40to cause to ascend
burnt-offerings to Jehovah, on the altar of burnt-offering continually, morning
and evening, and for all that is written in the law of Jehovah, that He charged
on Israel.
To offer burnt offerings unto the Lord,.... Which was
the work of the priests only to do:
upon the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening; the lambs of
the daily sacrifice, which were a burnt offering, and only to be offered on the
brasen altar at the tabernacle:
and to do according to all that is written in the law of the Lord,
which he commanded Israel; with regard to them, and all other
sacrifices, see Exodus 29:38.
1 Chronicles 16:41 41 and with them Heman and
Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to give
thanks to the Lord,
because His mercy endures forever;
YLT
41And with them [are] Heman
and Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen, who were defined by name, to give
thanks to Jehovah, for to the age [is] His kindness,
And with them,.... That is, with Zadok, and the priests
with him at Gibeon:
he left Heman and Jeduthun: or Ethan, two principal
singers:
and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name; see 1 Chronicles 16:18.
to give thanks to the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever; to praise him
for his benefits, flowing from his grace and mercy continually.
1 Chronicles 16:42 42 and with them Heman and
Jeduthun, to sound aloud with trumpets and cymbals and the musical instruments
of God. Now the sons of Jeduthun were gatekeepers.
YLT
42and with them -- Heman and
Jeduthun -- [are] trumpets and cymbals for those sounding, and instruments of
the song of God, and the sons of Jeduthun [are] at the gate.
And with them Heman and Jeduthun, with trumpets and cymbals,.... Or with
them were the trumpets and cymbals, as Kimchi; or, as Piscator supplies it,
with them he "left" the trumpets and cymbals:
for those that should make a sound; by striking upon them:
and with musical instruments of God; sacred ones, such as
were devoted to his service, as psalteries and harps; the Syriac and Arabic
versions carry the sense of the words quite differently, that these men did not
sing with those musical instruments, but with a pleasant voice, and with pure
and acceptable prayers, in humility and uprightness, glorified God:
and the sons of Jeduthun were porters; at the
tabernacle in Gibeon.
1 Chronicles 16:43 43 Then all the people
departed, every man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.
YLT
43And all the people go, each
to his house, and David turneth round to bless his house.
And all the people departed, every man to his house,.... Having
accompanied the ark to its place, and having praised the Lord for it, and been
refreshed with food, see 2 Samuel 6:19.
and David returned to bless his house; his family;
the Targum is,"to bless the people;'see 2 Samuel 6:20.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
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