2 Chronicles 7:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

The priests

The levites

Which david

Amos 6:5

Because his mercy

Ministry

Isaiah 52:6

General references

1 Kings 8:62

Bible References

The priests

And he left Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests before the tabernacle of the LORDin the high place that was at Gibeon

The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

and all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, their sons and kinsmen, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, stood east of the altar with 120 priests who were trumpeters;

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.

And David and all Israel were rejoicing before God with all their might, with song and lyres and harps and tambourines and cymbals and trumpets.

Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, should blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.

and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

The levites

And he stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the commandment of David and of Gad the king's seer and of Nathan the prophet, for the commandment was from the LORD through his prophets.

These are the men whom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the LORDafter the ark rested there.

David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.

Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the LORD, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was:

Singers and dancers alike say, "All my springs are in you."

Which david

who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David invent for themselves instruments of music,

Because his mercy

When all the people of Israel saw the fire come down and the glory of the LORD on the temple, they bowed down with their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, "For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever."

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!

Praise the LORD! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!

The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.

Ministry

Therefore my people shall know my name. Therefore in that day they shall know that it is I who speak; here am I."

General references

Then the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.