Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
1 Chronicles 23:30
Verse 30. To stand every morning] At the offering of the morning and evening sacrifice, they sounded their musical instruments, and sang praises to God.
Verse 30. To stand every morning] At the offering of the morning and evening sacrifice, they sounded their musical instruments, and sang praises to God.
2. THE NUMBERING AND ARRANGEMENT OF THE LEVITES CHAPTER 23 _ 1. Solomon made king (1 Chronicles 23:1)_ 2. The number of the Levites (1 Chronicles 23:2) 3. The Gershonites (1
1 Chronicles 23:1 to 1 Chronicles 24:31. THE LEVITES AND THE PRIESTS. The Chronicler implies that the organisation of the Levites and priests and the settling of their duties as existing in his day wa...
_every morning … and likewise at even_ Corresponding with the daily morning and evening sacrifice; cp. Exodus 29:38-39....
Duties of the Levites 28. _their office_was _to wait on_ Literally, _their station was at the hand of_. For the phrase _at the hand of_cp. Psalms 123:2, _as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of...
LESSON ELEVEN 23-24 THE LEVITES AND THEIR DUTIES 15. THE LEVITES AND THEIR WORK (Chapter 23) INTRODUCTION The successful functioning of the Temple required a careful organization of the priesthood....
_AND TO STAND EVERY MORNING TO THANK AND PRAISE THE LORD, AND LIKEWISE AT EVEN;_ And to stand every morning ... to perform all the requisite functions of sacred officials. The number of 38,000 Levite...
DAVID MAKES SOLOMON KING. PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE LEVITES This and the following three Chapter s (supplementing the earlier history) describe the arrangements made by David for the organisation of...
THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 23 Organisation of the *Levites –...
TO THANK AND PRAISE THE LORD. — This refers to the special function of the 4,000 musicians (1 Chronicles 23:5). (Comp. 1 Chronicles 16:4.) Those who slew and flayed the victims could hardly have taken...
וְ לַ עֲמֹד֙ בַּ † בֹּ֣קֶר בַּ...
David's interest in building the Temple and establishing it as the center of worship and of the nation is not only manifest in the material preparation he made in amassing treasure, and carrying out p...
_And the Levites. This also is omitted in Hebrew, "and to stand," &c., as all the preceding offices pertained to the Levites, (Haydock) and priests were bound equally with them to praise the Lord._...
The last words of David, that is, the last words of David on this subject, lessened down the age ten years from the former appointment. Probably this means; that the introduction of younger men for th...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22 THROUGH 27. From this chapter to Verses 28, 29 of chapter 26 all refers to the house which is to be built. We see the provision that David made of everythi...
AND TO STAND EVERY MORNING TO THANK AND PRAISE THE LORD,.... The office of others of them was to sing the praises of God, both vocally and with instruments of music, at the time of the morning sacrifi...
_To stand every morning, &c., and at evening_ The two solemn times of offering sacrifices: which work was attended with public prayer and thanksgiving. _According to the order commanded unto them cont...
1 Dauid in his old age maketh Solomon King. 2 The number and distribution of the Leuites 7 The families of the Gershonites. 12 The sonnes of Kohath. 21 The sonnes of Merari. 24 The office of the...
and to stand every morning, namely, the four thousand detailed for this liturgical service, TO THANK AND PRAISE THE LORD, AND LIKEWISE AT EVEN;...
THE MINISTRY OF THE LEVITES...
24-32 Now the people of Israel were so many, there should be more employed in the temple service, that every Israelite who brought an offering might find a Levite ready to help him. When more work is...
The two solemn times of offering sacrifices; which work was attended with public prayer and thanksgiving....
1 Chronicles 23:30 stand H5975 (H8800) morning H1242 thank H3034 (H8687) praise H1984 (H8763) LORD H3068
CONTENTS: Number and distribution of the Levites. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: There is a place in the service of God for every Christian and God would have each at his own post, for of all m...
1 Chronicles 23:3. _Thirty years._ So Moses had commanded. Numbers 4:3. But now it would seem from 1 Chronicles 23:24, that David numbered the levites from the age of twenty, the number at thirty not...
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 23:1 In chs. 1 Chronicles 23:1 David continues to prepare for Solomon’s rule by providing religious, military, and political leadership....
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 23:24 David appears as the successor to Moses (see Numbers 4:1) as he defines the Levites’ duties in relation to the temple....
CRITICAL NOTES.] This and following three Chapter s contain an account of Levites and distribution of their services. Here their number, classification, and work (1 Chronicles 23:1). But 1 Chronicles...
EXPOSITION This chapter is the first of four employed on the subject of the Levites and the services distributed among them. The twenty-four orders of priests, sons of Aaron, occupy 1 Chronicles 24:1....
And so David when he was old, made Solomon his son king over Israel (1 Chronicles 23:1). Now David then began to set forth the order of the priesthood, the Levitical priesthood. Now David here demonst...
1 Chronicles 16:37; 1 Chronicles 25:1; 1 Chronicles 6:31; 1 Chronicles 9:33;...
Morning and even — The two solemn times of offering sacrifices: which work was attended with publick prayer and thanksgiving....