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Introduction to chapter 16

This chapter relates that David offered sacrifices when the ark was brought into his city, 1Ch 16:1 who were the singers he appointed to sing before it continually, 1Ch 16:4 and the song he that day composed and delivered to them to sing, 1Ch 16:7 and that he appointed not only proper persons to minister before the ark, but also before the tabernacle at Gibeon, 1Ch 16:37.

1 Chronicles 16:1

Ver. 1-3. So they brought the ark of God,.... What is contained in these three verses is the same with 2Sa 6:17, see the notes there. [See comments on 2Sa 6:17].

[See comments on 2Sa 6:18].

[See comments on 2Sa 6:19].

1 Chronicles 16:2

[See comments on 1Ch 16:1].

1 Chronicles 16:3

[See comments on 1Ch 16:1].

1 Chronicles 16:4

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

Asaph the chief — Of those that were now appointed: otherwise, of the three principal singers, Heman was the chief, and Asaph next, 1Ch 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, 1Ch 15:18,

but Asaph made a sound with cymbals; he struck and played upon them, see 1Ch 15:19.

1 Chronicles 16:6

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

Ver. 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 1Ch 16:22 is the same with

Ps 105:1, with a little variation, see the notes there; and from thence to the end of 1Ch 16:33 is Ps 96:1 which see; and

1Ch 16:34 is the same with Ps 106:1, see the notes there.

[See comments on Ps 106:1] [See comments on Ps 107:1] [See comments on Ps 105:1] [See comments on Ps 105:2] [See comments on Ps 105:3] [See comments on Ps 105:4] [See comments on Ps 105:5] [See comments on Ps 105:6] [See comments on Ps 105:7] [See comments on Ps 105:8] [See comments on Ps 105:9] [See comments on Ps 105:10] [See comments on Ps 105:11] [See comments on Ps 105:12] [See comments on Ps 105:13] [See comments on Ps 105:14] [See comments on Ps 105:15]

1 Chronicles 16:8

[See comments on 1Ch 16:7]

1 Chronicles 16:9

[See comments on 1Ch 16:7]

1 Chronicles 16:10

[See comments on 1Ch 16:7]

1 Chronicles 16:11

[See comments on 1Ch 16:7]

1 Chronicles 16:12

[See comments on 1Ch 16:7]

1 Chronicles 16:13

[See comments on 1Ch 16:7]

1 Chronicles 16:14

[See comments on 1Ch 16:7]

1 Chronicles 16:15

[See comments on 1Ch 16:7]

1 Chronicles 16:16

[See comments on 1Ch 16:7]

1 Chronicles 16:17

[See comments on 1Ch 16:7]

1 Chronicles 16:18

[See comments on 1Ch 16:7]

1 Chronicles 16:19

[See comments on 1Ch 16:7]

1 Chronicles 16:20

[See comments on 1Ch 16:7]

1 Chronicles 16:21

[See comments on 1Ch 16:7]

1 Chronicles 16:22

[See comments on 1Ch 16:7]

1 Chronicles 16:23

[See comments on Ps 95:1]

1 Chronicles 16:24

[See comments on Ps 95:2]

1 Chronicles 16:25

[See comments on Ps 95:3]

1 Chronicles 16:26

[See comments on Ps 95:4]

1 Chronicles 16:27

[See comments on Ps 95:5]

1 Chronicles 16:28

[See comments on Ps 95:6]

1 Chronicles 16:29

[See comments on Ps 95:7]

1 Chronicles 16:30

[See comments on Ps 95:8]

1 Chronicles 16:31

[See comments on Ps 95:9]

1 Chronicles 16:32

[See comments on Ps 95:10]

1 Chronicles 16:33

[See comments on Ps 95:11] [See comments on Ps 95:12] [See comments on Ps 95:13]

1 Chronicles 16:34

[See comments on Ps 96:1] [See comments on Ps 107:1]

1 Chronicles 16:35

Ver. 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 Ps 106:47.

[See comments on Ps 106:47] [See comments on Ps 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

[See comments on 1Ch 16:35]

1 Chronicles 16:37

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

Ver. 38 And Obededom, with their brethren, threescore and eight,.... 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

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, 1Ch 21:28.

1 Chronicles 16:40

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 Ex 29:38.

1 Chronicles 16:41

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

1Ch 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

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

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 2Sa 6:19

and David returned to bless his house; his family; the Targum is,

"to bless the people;''

see 2Sa 6:20.