1 Chronicles 23:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

Porters

Praised

Psalm 87:7

The instruments

1 Kings 10:12

2 Chronicles 29:25

Amos 6:5

Bible References

Porters

The porters were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon and Ahiman with their brethren - Shallum being the chief.

And Barachiah and Elkanah kept the door of the Ark.

And Obededom with his brethren three score and eight, and Obededom the son of Jeduthun and Uzzah to be porters.

The division of the porters among the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore of the children of Asaph.

And Solomon put the sorts of priests in companies as David his father had ordered them, unto the offices, and the Levites unto their wait, for to praise and minister before the priests day by day, and the porters by course at every gate. For so had David the man of God commanded.

And the singers the children of Asaph stood in their standing according to the commandment of David and Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun the king's seer of visions: and the porters waited at every gate, and might not depart from their service. But their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

And there went up certain of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and of the Levites, of the singers, of the porters, and of the Nethinims; unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of king Artaxerxes.

And the priests and Levites, the Porters, the singers, and the other of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities."

Praised

These be they which David set for to sing in the house of the LORD, after that the Ark had rest.

These are the singers - ancient heads among the Levites divided by chambers, for they had to do both day and night.

And David spake to the chief heads of the Levites, that they should appoint of their brethren to sing with instruments of music: psalteries, harps and cymbals that sounded, and to sing on high with Joyfulness.

And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and other that were chosen and named by name, to thank the LORD that his mercy lasteth ever.

And David and the captains of the host appointed out to do service, the sons of Asaph of Heman and Jeduthun, which did prophesy with harps, psalteries and cymbals. And they were numbered unto the work according to their office.

And the Levites and the children of the Kohathites and of the Korahites stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.

The singers also and trumpeters shall he rehearse. All my fresh springs shall be in thee.

The instruments

And king Solomon made of the almug trees pillars in the house of the LORD in the king's palace, and made harps and psalteries for singers. There came no more almug trees so, nor was any more seen unto this day.

And they set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, psalteries and harps according to the commandments of David and of Gad the king's seer of visions and of Nathan the prophet. For so was the commandment of the LORD through the hand, of his prophets.

ye that sing to the lute, and in playing of instruments compare yourselves unto David;