1 Chronicles 16:1-43
THE CELEBRATION OF THE EVENT Only the first three vv. and the last v. of this chapter are derived from 2 Samuel 6:17, the rest, describing the musical arrangements, being new.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CELEBRATION OF THE EVENT Only the first three vv. and the last v. of this chapter are derived from 2 Samuel 6:17, the rest, describing the musical arrangements, being new.... [ Continue Reading ]
DELIVERED FIRST, etc.] RV 'did.. first ordain to give thanks unto the Lord, by the hand of': i.e. the appointment of Asaph and his brethren to have charge of the singing dated from the day when the ark was brought to Jerusalem. The psalm that follows consists of Psalms 105:1; Psalms 96:1; Psalms 106... [ Continue Reading ]
MINE ANOINTED] i.e. my chosen, the allusion being to the patriarchs: see Genesis 12:17; Genesis 20:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS] RM 'in holy array': i.e. in sacred vestments.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND SAY YE] a liturgical direction which does not occur in Psalms 106:47.... [ Continue Reading ]
WITH THEIR BRETHREN] probably the name of 'Hosah' has been lost after OBEDEDOM. ALSO] better, 'even Obededom.'... [ Continue Reading ]
THE HIGH PLACE.. GIBEON] This has been mentioned previously in 1 Kings 3:4, but the presence there of the Tabernacle is here referred to for the first time.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ALTAR] This was the altar at Gibeon; there was another before the ark at Jerusalem.... [ Continue Reading ]
JEDUTHUN] perhaps the same as the 'Ethan' of 1 Chronicles 15:17. Asaph seems to have attended upon the ark at Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 16:37), whilst Heman and Jeduthun served at Gibeon.... [ Continue Reading ]