1 Chronicles 16:4
And he placed before the ark of the Lord several of the Levites as ministers, and to chaunt hymns, and to give praise and thanks unto the Lord the God of Israel:
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Genesis 17:7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and between thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant: to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Genesis 33:20And he erected there an altar, and called it, El-Elohe-Yisrael.
1 Kings 8:15And he said, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, when he said,
1 Chronicles 16:8O give thanks unto the Lord; call on his name; make known among the people his deeds.
1 Chronicles 23:2And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
1 Chronicles 23:27Therefore by the last words of David were there numbered of the Levites those who were from twenty years old and above;
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 →