King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 16:6 Mean?
“Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.”
Context
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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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Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals; with psalteries: Heb. with instruments of psalteries and harps
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Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
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Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
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Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(6) **Jahaziel.**—Not mentioned in 1 Chronicles 15, unless he be the Eliezer of 1Chronicles 16:24. The number of these musicians is twelve, suggesting the twelve tribes of Israel.
**With trumpets.**—Clarions, or straight trumpets.
**Continually.**—The Hebrew term is a special one, denoting *at fixed and regularly recurring services.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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