1 Chronicles 15 · Verse 27

1 Chronicles 15:27

And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.
1 Chronicles 15:27, King James Version

1 Chronicles 15:27 in other translations

BSBNow David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.
WEBDavid was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the choir master with the singers; and David had an ephod of linen on him.
ASVAnd David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: and David had upon him an ephod of linen.
YLTAnd David is wrapped in an upper robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who are bearing the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah head of the burden of the singers; and on David is an Ephod of linen.
DARBYAnd David was clothed with a robe of byssus, and all the Levites that bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah chief of the music of the singers; and David had upon him a linen ephod.
BBEAnd David was clothed with a robe of fair linen, as were all the Levites who took up the ark, and those who made melody, and Chenaniah the master of those who made melody; and David had on a linen ephod;
WebsterAnd David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.

What does 1 Chronicles 15:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
27. a robe of fine linen--Hebrew, Butz--is rather supposed in the later books to denote cotton. an ephod--a shoulder-garment, a cincture or cape over his dress. It was worn by the priests, but was not so peculiar to them as to be forbidden others (1Sa 2:18; 22:18).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 A robe of fine linen - A robe made of בוץ buts, probably the tuft or beard of the Pinna Magna, a species of muscle found every where on the shores of the Mediterranean, growing sometimes, as I have seen, to a foot and a half in length. I have seen a pair of gloves made of this very rich stuff; the color is a deep dark yellow, something inclining to what is called the lilac. The buts or byssus was not heard of in Israel before the time of David: after that it is frequently mentioned.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 15:25-29

It is good to notice the assistance of Divine Providence, even in things which fall within the compass of our natural powers; if God did not help us, we could not stir a step. If we do our religious duties in any degree aright, we must own it was God that helped us; had we been left to ourselves, we should have been guilty of some fatal errors. And every thing in which we engage, must be done in dependence on the…

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1 Chronicles 15:27 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְדָוִ֞ידve.da.Vidand DavidH1732
מְכֻרְבָּ֣ל\׀me.khur.Bal[was] wrappedH3736
בִּמְעִ֣ילbim.'Ilin a robe ofH4598
בּ֗וּץButzfine linenH948
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.Yimthe LevitesH3881
הַנֹּשְׂאִ֣יםha.no.se.'Imwho were carryingH5375
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָר֔וֹןha.'a.Ronthe arkH727
וְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםve.ham.Sho.re.Rimand the singersH7891
וּכְנַנְיָ֛הu.khe.nan.Yahand KenaniahH3663
הַשַּׂ֥רha.Sarthe leaderH8269
הַמַּשָּׂ֖אha.ma.Sa'the lifting upH4853
הַמְשֹֽׁרְרִ֑יםham.sho.re.Rimthe singersH7891
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and [was] onH5921
דָּוִ֖ידda.VidDavidH1732
אֵפ֥וֹד'e.Fodan ephod ofH646
בָּֽד\׃BadlinenH906

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 15:27

  • 2 Samuel 6:14

    And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

  • 1 Samuel 2:18

    But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a robe.
1Sa 2:18; 2Sa 6:14
Chenaniah.
22
song. or, carriage.
22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 15:26

    And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:27

    And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:28

    Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.

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1 Chronicles 15:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y David iba vestido de lino fino y también todos los Levitas que llevaban el arca, y asimismo los cantores; y Chênanías era maestro de canto entre los cantores. Llevaba también David sobre sí un ephod de lino.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David était vêtu d’une robe de byssus, ainsi que tous les Lévites qui portaient l’arche, et les chantres, et Kenania, le chef de la musique des chantres; et David avait sur lui un éphod de lin.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David war angetan mit einem Oberkleide von Byssus, ebenso alle Leviten, welche die Lade trugen, und die Sänger und Kenanja, der Anführer des Gesanges der Sänger; und David trug ein leinenes Ephod.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Porro David erat indutus stola byssina, et universi Levitæ qui portabant arcam, cantoresque, et Chonenias princeps prophetiæ inter cantores: David autem etiam indutus erat ephod lineo.