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1 Chronicles 16:5 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 16 · verse 5
Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;1 Chronicles 16:5 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 16:5 in context
3And 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.
4And 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:
5Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
6Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
7Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ShemiramothShᵉmîyrâmôwthShemiramoth, the name of two IsraelitesH8070 →
- MattithiahMattithyâhMattithjah, the name of four IsraelitesH4993 →
- ZechariahZᵉkaryâhZecarjah, the name of twenty-nine IsraelitesH2148 →
- BenaiahBᵉnâyâhBenajah, the name of twelve IsraelitesH1141 →
- JehielYᵉchîyʼêlJechiel , the name of eight IsraelitesH3171 →
- AsaphʼÂçâphAsaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the firstH623 →
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It was a glorious day when the ark of God was safely lodged in the tent David had pitched for it. That good man had his heart much upon it, could not sleep contentedly till it was done, Psa 132:4, Psa 132:5. I. The circumstances of the ark were now, 1. Better than what they had been.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6