And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:
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Gill's Exposition
Asaph the chief,.... Of those that were now appointed: otherwise, of the three principal singers, Heman was the chief, and Asaph next, Ch1 6:33.
and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, and…
This passage is interposed by the writer of Chronicles between two sentences of the parallel passage in Samuel. It contains a detailed account of the service which David instituted at this time, a…
It was a glorious day when the ark of God was safely lodged in the tent David had pitched for it. That good man had his heart much upon it, could not sleep contentedly till it was done, Psa 132:4, Psa…
Cambridge Bible
4 6 (cp. 1Ch 16:37-38). David's Arrangements for Ministration before the Ark
4. to record R.V. to celebrate. The literal meaning is to call to mind; cp. 1Ch 16:12 (remember). Cp. Psalms 38, 70…
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