2 Chronicles 29:25

And he caused the Levites to stand in the house of Yahweh, with cymbals and with harps and with lyres, by the commandment of David, and of Gad the seer of the king, and of Nathan the prophet,—for, by the hand of Yahweh, came the commandment by the hand of his prophets.

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In The King James Version

And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.

In Context

24and the priests slaughtered them, and sin-cleansed, with their blood, the altar, to put a propitiatory-covering over all Israel,-because, for all Israel, did the king appoint the ascending-sacrifice and the offering for bearing sin.

26So the Levites took their stand, with the instruments of David, and the priests, with the trumpets.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 7:2that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See, I pray thee—I, have my abode in a house, of cedar, but, the ark of God, abideth in, the midst, of curtains.

2 Samuel 12:1So then Yahweh sent Nathan the prophet unto David,—who therefore came unto him and said to him—Two men, there were in a certain city, the one, rich, and, the other, poor.

1 Chronicles 9:33These, also were the singers, ancestral chiefs of the Levites, in the chambers, free,—for, by day and by night, was there [a charge] upon them, in the business.

1 Chronicles 16:4And he placed before the ark of Yahweh certain of the Levites, as attendants,—and to celebrate, and to give thanks and render praise, unto Yahweh, God of Israel;

1 Chronicles 21:9Then spake Yahweh unto Gad, the seer of David saying:

1 Chronicles 25:1And David and the captains of the host set apart for service, unto the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, such as should prophesy, with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals,—and, the number of the workers, for their service, was:

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 29:21-36

Hezekiah's Sacrifice. ( b. c. 726.) 20 Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord . 21 And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the Lord . 22 So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they… Read the whole commentary →

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