1 Chronicles 16 · Verse 4

1 Chronicles 16:4

And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to record, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:
1 Chronicles 16:4, King James Version

1 Chronicles 16:4 in other translations

BSBDavid appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.
WEBHe appointed some of the Levites to minister before the LORD’s ark, and to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel:
ASVAnd he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Jehovah, the God of Israel:
YLTAnd he putteth before the ark of Jehovah, of the Levites, ministers, even to make mention of, and to thank, and to give praise to Jehovah, God of Israel,
DARBYAnd he appointed certain of the Levites to do the service before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate, and to thank and praise Jehovah the God of Israel:
BBEAnd he put some of the Levites before the ark of the Lord as servants, to keep the acts of the Lord in memory, and to give worship and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel:
WebsterAnd he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

What does 1 Chronicles 16:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 16:4-6
4-6. he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord--No sooner was the ark deposited in its tent than the Levites, who were to officiate in the choirs before it, entered upon their duties. A select number of the musicians were chosen for the service from the list (1Ch 15:19-21) of those who had taken a prominent part in the recent procession. The same arrangement was to be observed in their duties, now that the ark again was stationary; Asaph, with his associates, composing the first or principal company, played with cymbals; Zechariah and his colleagues, with whom were conjoined Jeiel and Obed-edom, forming the second company, used harps and similar instruments.

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 16:1-6

Though God's word and ordinances may be clouded and eclipsed for a time, they shall shine out of obscurity. This was but a tent, a humble dwelling, yet this was the tabernacle which David, in his psalms, often speaks of with so much affection. David showed himself generous to his subjects, as he had found God gracious to him. Those whose hearts are enlarged with holy joy, should show it by being open-handed.

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1 Chronicles 16:4 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.Tenand he appointedH5414
לִפְנֵ֨יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
אֲר֧וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מִן\־min-some ofH4480
הַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.Yimthe LevitesH3881
מְשָׁרְתִ֑יםme.sha.re.TimservantsH8334
וּלְהַזְכִּיר֙u.le.haz.Kirand to make remembranceH2142
וּלְהוֹד֣וֹתu.le.ho.Dotand to give thanksH3034
וּלְהַלֵּ֔לu.le.ha.Leland to praiseH1984
לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.weh<to> YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \פYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 16:4

  • Psalms 72:18

    Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

  • Psalms 103:2

    Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

  • 1 Chronicles 24:3

    And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.

  • Psalms 105:5

    Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

  • Psalms 106:48

    Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord.

  • Genesis 33:20

    And he erected there an altar, and called it El–elohe–Israel.

  • Psalms 37:1

    A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:16

    And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

  • Genesis 17:7

    And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

  • Numbers 18:1-6

    And the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father’s house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness. And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die. And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you. …

  • Genesis 32:28

    And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

  • 1 Chronicles 23:2-6

    And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges: Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he appointed.
15:16; 23:2-6; 24:3
minister.
37-42; 23:27-32; Nu 18:1-6
to record.
8; Ps 37:1; 70:1; *titles
Ps 103:2; 105:5; Isa 62:6,7
the Lord God.
Ge 17:7; 32:28; 33:20; *marg:
1Ki 8:15; Ps 72:18; 106:48

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 16:3

    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.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:4

    And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to record, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:

  • 1 Chronicles 16:5

    Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed–edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

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1 Chronicles 16:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y puso delante del arca de Jehová ministros de los Levitas, para que recordasen, y confesasen, y loasen á Jehová Dios de Israel:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il établit des Lévites devant l’arche de l’ Éternel pour faire le service, et pour rappeler et célébrer et louer l’ Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er bestellte vor die Lade Jehovas einige von den Leviten als Diener, daß sie Jehovas, des Gottes Israels, gedächten und ihn priesen und rühmten:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Constituitque coram arca Domini de Levitis, qui ministrarent, et recordarentur operum ejus, et glorificarent atque laudarent Dominum Deum Israël: