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Themes in 1 Chronicles 16
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Themes in 1 Chronicles 16

1 Chronicles 16:1

They brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in God’s presence.

1 Chronicles 16:2

When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh.

1 Chronicles 16:3

Then he distributed to each and every Israelite, both men and women, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

1 Chronicles 16:4

David appointed some of the Levites to be ministers before the ark of the Lord, to celebrate the Lord God of Israel, and to give thanks and praise to Him.

1 Chronicles 16:5

Asaph was the chief and Zechariah was second to him. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel played the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals

1 Chronicles 16:6

and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

1 Chronicles 16:7

On that day David decreed for the first time that thanks be given to the Lord by Asaph and his relatives:

1 Chronicles 16:8

Give thanks to Yahweh; call on His name;
proclaim His deeds among the peoples.

1 Chronicles 16:9

Sing to Him; sing praise to Him;
tell about all His wonderful works!

1 Chronicles 16:10

Honor His holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

1 Chronicles 16:11

Search for the Lord and for His strength;
seek His face always.

1 Chronicles 16:12

Remember the wonderful works He has done,
His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced,

1 Chronicles 16:13

you offspring of Israel His servant,
Jacob’s descendants—His chosen ones.

1 Chronicles 16:14

He is the Lord our God;
His judgments govern the whole earth.

1 Chronicles 16:15

Remember His covenant forever—
the promise He ordained for a thousand generations,

1 Chronicles 16:16

the covenant He made with Abraham,
swore to Isaac,

1 Chronicles 16:17

and confirmed to Jacob as a decree,
and to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

1 Chronicles 16:18

“I will give the land of Canaan to you
as your inherited portion.”

1 Chronicles 16:19

When they were few in number,
very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan

1 Chronicles 16:20

wandering from nation to nation
and from one kingdom to another,

1 Chronicles 16:21

He allowed no one to oppress them;
He rebuked kings on their behalf:

1 Chronicles 16:22

“Do not touch My anointed ones
or harm My prophets.”

1 Chronicles 16:23

Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Proclaim His salvation from day to day.

1 Chronicles 16:24

Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonderful works among all peoples.

1 Chronicles 16:25

For the Lord is great and highly praised;
He is feared above all gods.

1 Chronicles 16:26

For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.

1 Chronicles 16:27

Splendor and majesty are before Him;
strength and joy are in His place.

1 Chronicles 16:28

Ascribe to the Lord, families of the peoples,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

1 Chronicles 16:29

Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of His name;
bring an offering and come before Him.
Worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness;

1 Chronicles 16:30

tremble before Him, all the earth.

The world is firmly established;
it cannot be shaken.

1 Chronicles 16:31

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice,
and let them say among the nations, “The Lord is King!”

1 Chronicles 16:32

Let the sea and everything in it resound;
let the fields and all that is in them exult.

1 Chronicles 16:33

Then the trees of the forest will shout for joy before the Lord,
for He is coming to judge the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:34

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.

1 Chronicles 16:35

And say: “Save us, God of our salvation;
gather us and rescue us from the nations
so that we may give thanks to Your holy name
and rejoice in Your praise.

1 Chronicles 16:36

May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised
from everlasting to everlasting.”

Then all the people said, “Amen” and “Praise the Lord.”

1 Chronicles 16:37

So David left Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of the Lord’s covenant to minister regularly before the ark according to the daily requirements.

1 Chronicles 16:38

He assigned Obed-edom and his 68 relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were to be gatekeepers.

1 Chronicles 16:39

David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon

1 Chronicles 16:40

to offer burnt offerings regularly, morning and evening, to the Lord on the altar of burnt offerings and to do everything that was written in the law of the Lord, which He had commanded Israel to keep.

1 Chronicles 16:41

With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord—for His faithful love endures forever.

1 Chronicles 16:42

Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals to play and musical instruments of God. Jeduthun’s sons were at the gate.

1 Chronicles 16:43

Then all the people left for their homes, and David returned home to bless his household.
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