1 Chronicles 16:6

Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly, before the ark of the covenant of God.

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Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

In Context

5These Levites were Asaph the leader, and second to him Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel. These were to play with stringed instruments and with harps. Asaph was to sound the cymbals, sounding loudly.

7Then on that day David first appointed Asaph and his brothers to sing this song of thanksgiving to Yahweh. 1

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Cross References

Numbers 10:8The sons of Aaron, the priests, must blow the trumpets. This will always be a regulation for you throughout your people's generations.

2 Chronicles 5:12Also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, including Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and brothers, clothed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, stood at the east end of the altar. With them were 120 priests blowing trumpets.

2 Chronicles 29:26The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

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 →

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