1 Chronicles 16:4 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁴And 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:

1 Chronicles 16:4 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 23:2-6
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. …
Genesis 33:20
And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel.
Genesis 32:28
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Psalms 37:1
A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
1 Chronicles 24:3
And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-6)

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, Ps. 132:4, 5. I. The circumstances of the ark were now, 1. Better than what they had been. It had been obscure in a country town, in the fields of the wood; now it was removed to a public place, to the royal city,…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 4)

4-6. he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord--No sooner was the ark deposited in its tent than the Levites, who were to officiate in the choirs before it, entered upon their duties. A select number of the musicians were chosen for the service from the list (1Ch 15:19-21) of those who had taken a prominent part in the recent procession. The same arrangement was to…