1 Chronicles 16:4 “David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the…”

1 Chronicles 16:4

David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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:

World English Bible

He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the LORD’s ark, and to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel:

American Standard Version

And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Jehovah, the God of Israel:

Geneva Bible 1599

And he appointed certaine of the Leuites to minister before the Arke of the Lord, and to rehearse and to thanke and prayse the Lord God of Israel:

Darby Translation

And he appointed certain of the Levites to do the service before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate, and to thank and praise Jehovah the God of Israel:

Young's Literal Translation

And 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,

Bible in Basic English

And he put some of the Levites before the ark of the Lord as servants, to keep the acts of the Lord in memory, and to give worship and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel:

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Cross references

“he appointed”

1 Chronicles 24:3 1 Chronicles 15:16 1 Chronicles 23:2–6

1 Chronicles 24:3 · BSB

With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.

1 Chronicles 15:16 · BSB

David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.

1 Chronicles 23:2–6 · BSB

Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

“minister”

1 Chronicles 16:37–42 1 Chronicles 23:27–32 Numbers 18:1–6

1 Chronicles 16:37–42 · BSB

So David left Asaph and his associates there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,

1 Chronicles 23:27–32 · BSB

For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,

Numbers 18:1–6 · BSB

So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.

“to record”

Psalm 103:2 Psalm 105:5 1 Chronicles 16:8 Psalm 37:1 Psalm 70:1 Isaiah 62:6

Psalm 103:2 · BSB

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—

Psalm 105:5 · BSB

Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,

1 Chronicles 16:8 · BSB

“Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.

Psalm 37:1 · BSB

Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.

Psalm 70:1 · BSB

Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Hurry, O LORD, to help me!

Isaiah 62:6 · BSB

On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,

“the Lord God”

Psalm 72:18 Psalm 106:48 Genesis 17:7 Genesis 32:28 Genesis 33:20 1 Kings 8:15

Psalm 72:18 · BSB

Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

Psalm 106:48 · BSB

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!

Genesis 17:7 · BSB

I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

Genesis 32:28 · BSB

Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

Genesis 33:20 · BSB

There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.

1 Kings 8:15 · BSB

and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Then he distributed to every man and woman of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

5Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals

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