1 Chronicles 16 · Verse 39

1 Chronicles 16:39

And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon,
1 Chronicles 16:39, King James Version

1 Chronicles 16:39 in other translations

BSBAnd David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon
WEBand Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests, before the LORD’s tabernacle in the high place that was at Gibeon,
ASVand Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah in the high place that was at Gibeon,
YLTand Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah, in a high place that is in Gibeon,
DARBYAnd Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah in the high place that was at Gibeon,
BBEAnd Zadok the priest, with his brothers the priests, before the House of the Lord in the high place at Gibeon;
WebsterAnd Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,

What does 1 Chronicles 16:39 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 16:37-42

37-42. So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord Asaph and his brethren, &c.--The sequel of the chapter describes the appointment of the sacred musicians and their respective duties.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 39 Zadok the priest - Both Zadok and Abiathar were high priests at this time: the former David established at Gibeah, or Gibeon, where the ark had been all the days of Saul; and the latter he established at Jerusalem, where the ark now was: so there were two high priests, and two distinct services; but there was only one ark. How long the service at Gibeon was continued we cannot tell; the principal functions were no doubt performed at Jerusalem.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 16:37-43

The worship of God ought to be the work of every day. David put it into order. At Jerusalem, where the ark was, Asaph and his brethren were to minister before the ark continually, with songs of praise. No sacrifices were offered there, nor incense burnt, because the altars were not there; but David's prayers were directed as incense, and the lifting up of his hands as the evening sacrifice. So early did spiritual…

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1 Chronicles 16:39 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.

וְאֵ֣ת\׀ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
צָד֣וֹקtza.DokZadokH6659
הַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
וְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.Chavand relatives hisH251
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548
לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
מִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.Kan[the] tabernacle ofH4908
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בַּבָּמָ֖הba.ba.Mahat the high placeH1116
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּגִבְעֽוֹן\׃be.giv.'on[was] in GibeonH1391

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

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 16:39

  • 1 Kings 3:4

    And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:11

    And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

  • 1 Chronicles 12:28

    And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father’s house twenty and two captains.

  • 2 Chronicles 1:13

    Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.

  • 2 Chronicles 1:3-4

    So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness. But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath–jearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chronicles 21:29

    For the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Zadok.
12:28
before.
21:29; 2Ch 1:3,4,13
in the high.
1Ki 3:4

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

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 16:38

    And Obed–edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed–edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:

  • 1 Chronicles 16:39

    And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon,

  • 1 Chronicles 16:40

    To offer burnt offerings unto the Lord upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the Lord, which he commanded Israel;

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1 Chronicles 16:39 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Asimismo á Sadoc el sacerdote, y á sus hermanos los sacerdotes, delante del tabernáculo de Jehová en el alto que estaba en Gabaón,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et Tsadok, le sacrificateur, et ses frères les sacrificateurs, devant le tabernacle de l’ Éternel, au haut lieu qui était à Gabaon,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Zadok, den Priester aber, und seine Brüder, die Priester, ließ er vor der Wohnung Jehovas, auf der Höhe, die zu Gibeon ist,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Sadoc autem sacerdotem, et fratres ejus sacerdotes, coram tabernaculo Domini in excelso quod erat in Gabaon,