Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
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Gill's Exposition
Moreover four thousand were porters,.... At the east, north, and south gates of the temple, in their turns:
and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments; were singers in the temple, which…
Adam Clarke
Four thousand praised the Lord - David made this distribution according to his own judgment, and from the dictates of his piety; but it does not appear that he had any positive Divine authority for…
Here we have, I. The crown entailed, according to the divine appointment, Ch1 23:1. David made Solomon king, not to reign with him, or reign under him, but only to reign after him. This he did, 1.…
Cambridge Bible
porters R.V. doorkeepers. The courses and duties of these are given in 1Ch 26:1-19.
four thousand praised the Lord Cp. 1Ch 25:1-31, from which it appears that there was also a picked choir consisting…
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