CHAPTER XV _David prepares to bring home the ark, and musters the Levites_, 1-11. _They sanctify themselves, and bear the ark upon their_ _shoulders_, 12-15. _The solemnities observed on the occasion_, 16-26. _David dances before the ark, and is despised by his wife_ _Michal_, 27-29. NOTES O... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 1 Chronicles 15:2. _NONE OUGHT TO CARRY THE ARK - BUT THE LEVITES_] It was their business; and he should have thought of this sooner, and then the unfortunate breach on Uzza would have been prevented; see 1 Chronicles 15:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 1 Chronicles 15:15. _UPON THEIR SHOULDERS_] That is the staves which went through the rings rested on their shoulders, but the ark itself rested on the staves like a sedan on its poles. _AS MOSES COMMANDED_] See Numbers 4:5; Numbers 4:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 1 Chronicles 15:17. _- HEMAN - ASAPH - ETHAN_] These were the _three_ chief musicians in the time of David; see 1 Chronicles 6:31.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 1 Chronicles 15:20. _WITH PSALTERIES ON ALAMOTH_] Some suppose that the word signifies _virgins_, or _women singers_, the persons mentioned here being appointed to accompany them with psalteries, and preside over them. The Vulgate says _arcana cantabant_, they sang _secret things_ or _mysteri... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 1 Chronicles 15:21. _ON THE SHEMINITH_] According to the Targum, this signifies an instrument that sounded an _octave_, or, according to others, an instrument with _eight_ strings. The Syriac and Arabic have it, instruments to sing with daily, at the _third, sixth_, and _ninth_ hour; the Vulga... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 1 Chronicles 15:22. _CHENANIAH - HE INSTRUCTED ABOUT THE SONG_] This appears to have been the master singer; he gave the _key_ and the _time_, for he presided במשא _bemassa_, in the _elevation_, probably meaning what is called _pitching the tune_, for _he was skilful_ in music, and powerful in... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 1 Chronicles 15:26. _GOD HELPED THE LEVITES_] When they saw that God had made no breach among them, as he had in the case of Uzza, in gratitude for their preservation, and his acceptance of their labour, they sacrificed _seven bullocks and seven rams_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 1 Chronicles 15:27. _A ROBE OF FLUE LINEN_] A robe made of בוץ _buts_, probably the tuft or beard of the Pinna Magna, a species of muscle found every where on the shores of the Mediterranean, growing sometimes, as I have seen, to a foot and a half in length. I have seen a pair of gloves made o... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 1 Chronicles 15:29. _MICHAL - SAW - DAVID DANCING - AND SHE DESPISED HIM_] See this whole business explained 2 Samuel 6:20, c., where David's conduct is vindicated, and the nature of Michal's disgrace and punishment hinted at, but all left to the reader's determination.... [ Continue Reading ]