_AND DAVID MADE HIM HOUSES IN THE CITY OF DAVID, AND PREPARED A PLACE FOR THE ARK OF GOD, AND PITCHED FOR IT A TENT._ David made him houses in the city of David. Through the liberality of his Tyrian ally (1 Chronicles 14:1), David was enabled to erect not only a palace for himself, but to furnish s... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN DAVID SAID, NONE OUGHT TO CARRY THE ARK OF GOD BUT THE LEVITES: FOR THEM HATH THE LORD CHOSEN TO CARRY THE ARK OF GOD, AND TO MINISTER UNTO HIM FOR EVER._ Then David said. After the lapse of three months (1 Chronicles 13:14) the purpose of transporting the ark to Jerusalem was resumed. Time a... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND DAVID GATHERED ALL ISRAEL TOGETHER TO JERUSALEM, TO BRING UP THE ARK OF THE LORD UNTO HIS PLACE, WHICH HE HAD PREPARED FOR IT._ David gathered all Israel together. Some are of opinion that this was done on one of the three great festivals; but at whatever time the ceremonial took place, it was... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND DAVID ASSEMBLED THE CHILDREN OF AARON, AND THE LEVITES:_ David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites. The children of Aaron were the two priests (1 Chronicles 15:11), Zadok and Abiathar, heads of the two priestly houses of Eleazar and Ithamar, and colleagues in the high priesthood ... [ Continue Reading ]
_OF THE SONS OF KOHATH; URIEL THE CHIEF, AND HIS BRETHREN AN HUNDRED AND TWENTY:_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND SAID UNTO THEM, YE ARE THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS OF THE LEVITES: SANCTIFY YOURSELVES, BOTH YE AND YOUR BRETHREN, THAT YE MAY BRING UP THE ARK OF THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL UNTO THE PLACE THAT I HAVE PREPARED FOR IT._ Sanctify yourselves. This special sanctification, which was required on all grave... [ Continue Reading ]
_FOR BECAUSE YE DID IT NOT AT THE FIRST, THE LORD OUR GOD MADE A BREACH UPON US, FOR THAT WE SOUGHT HIM NOT AFTER THE DUE ORDER._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_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._ . DAVID SPAKE ... APPOINT ... SINGERS WITH INSTRUMENTS. These eminent Levites were instructed to train t... [ Continue Reading ]
_SO THE LEVITES APPOINTED HEMAN THE SON OF JOEL; AND OF HIS BRETHREN, ASAPH THE SON OF BERECHIAH; AND OF THE SONS OF MERARI THEIR BRETHREN, ETHAN THE SON OF KUSHAIAH;_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ZECHARIAH, AND AZIEL, AND SHEMIRAMOTH, AND JEHIEL, AND UNNI, AND ELIAB, AND MAASEIAH, AND BENAIAH, WITH PSALTERIES ON ALAMOTH;_ On Alamoth, х_ `AL_ (H5921) _ `ªLAAMOWT_ (H5961] - after the manner of virgins or girls; i:e., with the female voice (see Gesenius, sub voce х_ `ALMAAH_ (H5959)]). Al... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND MATTITHIAH, AND ELIPHELEH, AND MIKNEIAH, AND OBEDEDOM, AND JEIEL, AND AZAZIAH, WITH HARPS ON THE SHEMINITH TO EXCEL._ Mattithiah ... with harps on the Sheminith to excel. Gesenius rendered it, 'Miattithiah ... played on harps in the octave' (i:e., deep tone, the bass) х_ LªNATSEEACH_ (H5329)],... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND CHENANIAH, CHIEF OF THE LEVITES, WAS FOR SONG: HE INSTRUCTED ABOUT THE SONG, BECAUSE HE WAS SKILFUL._ Chenaniah, chief of the Levites. He was not of the six heads of the Levitical families, but a chief in consequence of his office, which required learning, without regard to birth or family.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND BERECHIAH AND ELKANAH WERE DOORKEEPERS FOR THE ARK_ _ AND BERECHIAH AND ELKANAH WERE DOORKEEPERS FOR THE ARK._ Berechiah and Elkanah were door-keepers - who marched immediately in front, while Obed-edom and Jeiel went in the rear, of the ark.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND SHEBANIAH, AND JEHOSHAPHAT, AND NETHANEEL, AND AMASAI, AND ZECHARIAH, AND BENAIAH, AND ELIEZER, THE PRIESTS, DID BLOW WITH THE TRUMPETS BEFORE THE ARK OF GOD: AND OBEDEDOM AND JEHIAH WERE DOORKEEPERS FOR THE ARK._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_SO DAVID, AND THE ELDERS OF ISRAEL, AND THE CAPTAINS OVER THOUSANDS, WENT TO BRING UP THE ARK OF THE COVENANT OF THE LORD OUT OF THE HOUSE OF OBEDEDOM WITH JOY._ So David, and the elders ... and the captains ... went. The pious design of David in ordering all his principal ministers and officers t... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN GOD HELPED THE LEVITES THAT BARE THE ARK OF THE COVENANT OF THE LORD, THAT THEY OFFERED SEVEN BULLOCKS AND SEVEN RAMS._ It came to pass ... - (see the notes at 2 Samuel 6:13.) THEY OFFERED SEVEN BUTTOCKS AND SEVEN RAMS. The Levites seem to have entered on this duty with... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND DAVID WAS CLOTHED WITH A ROBE OF FINE LINEN, AND ALL THE LEVITES THAT BARE THE ARK, AND THE SINGERS, AND CHENANIAH THE MASTER OF THE SONG WITH THE SINGERS: DAVID ALSO HAD UPON HIM AN EPHOD OF LINEN._ A robe of fine linen. х_ BUWTS_ (H948) is rather supposed in the later books to denote cotton.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THUS ALL ISRAEL BROUGHT UP THE ARK OF THE COVENANT OF THE LORD WITH SHOUTING, AND WITH SOUND OF THE CORNET, AND WITH TRUMPETS, AND WITH CYMBALS, MAKING A NOISE WITH PSALTERIES AND HARPS._ Thus all Israel brought up the ark ... with shouting, and with sound of the cornet ... The Egyptians inducted... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IT CAME TO PASS, AS THE ARK OF THE COVENANT OF THE LORD CAME TO THE CITY OF DAVID, THAT MICHAL THE DAUGHTER OF SAUL LOOKING OUT AT A WINDOW SAW KING DAVID DANCING AND PLAYING: AND SHE DESPISED HIM IN HER HEART._ Michal ... saw ... David dancing and playing. His movements would be slow and meas... [ Continue Reading ]