1 Chronicles 16:4
And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to celebrate and to thank and praise the LORD, the God of Israel:
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Genesis 17:7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout 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-Israel.
1 Kings 8:15And he said, Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
1 Chronicles 16:8O give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name; make known his doings among the peoples.
1 Chronicles 23:2And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
1 Chronicles 23:27For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.
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 →