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1
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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