1 Chronicles 16:7
Then on that day did David first ordain to give thanks unto the LORD, by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
8O give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name; make known His doings among the peoples.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:1Now these are the last words of David: The saying of David the son of Jesse, and the saying of the man raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet singer of Israel:
Nehemiah 12:24And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward against ward.
Psalms 18:1(18-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, who spoke unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul; (18-2) And he said: I love thee, O LORD, my strength.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 16:2-7
The Settlement of the Ark. ( b. c. 1045.) 1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God. 2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord . 3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. 4 And he appointed certain of the… Read the whole commentary →