1 Chronicles 16 :: New International Version (NIV)

Ministering Before the Ark

(2Sa 6:17–19 )

1Ch 16:1They brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God.

1Ch 16:2

1Ch 16:2After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

1Ch 16:3

1Ch 16:3Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each Israelite man and woman.

1Ch 16:4

1Ch 16:4He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to extol,[fn] thank, and praise the LORD, the God of Israel:

1Ch 16:5

1Ch 16:5Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel,[fn] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals,

1Ch 16:6

1Ch 16:6and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

(Psa 96:1–13; 105:1–15; 106:1, 47, 48 )

1Ch 16:7

1Ch 16:7That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise to the LORD in this manner:

1Ch 16:8

1Ch 16:8Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.

1Ch 16:9

1Ch 16:9Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.

1Ch 16:10

1Ch 16:10Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

1Ch 16:11

1Ch 16:11Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.

1Ch 16:12

1Ch 16:12Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,

1Ch 16:13

1Ch 16:13you his servants, the descendants of Israel, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.

1Ch 16:14

1Ch 16:14He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

1Ch 16:15

1Ch 16:15He remembers[fn] his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations,

1Ch 16:16

1Ch 16:16the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.

1Ch 16:17

1Ch 16:17He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

1Ch 16:18

1Ch 16:18“To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit.”

1Ch 16:19

1Ch 16:19When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it,

1Ch 16:20

1Ch 16:20they[fn] wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

1Ch 16:21

1Ch 16:21He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:

1Ch 16:22

1Ch 16:22“Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.”

1Ch 16:23

1Ch 16:23Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day.

1Ch 16:24

1Ch 16:24Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

1Ch 16:25

1Ch 16:25For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.

1Ch 16:26

1Ch 16:26For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.

1Ch 16:27

1Ch 16:27Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his dwelling place.

1Ch 16:28

1Ch 16:28Ascribe to the LORD, all you families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

1Ch 16:29

1Ch 16:29Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of his[fn] holiness.

1Ch 16:30

1Ch 16:30Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

1Ch 16:31

1Ch 16:31Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!”

1Ch 16:32

1Ch 16:32Let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!

1Ch 16:33

1Ch 16:33Let the trees of the forest sing, let them sing for joy before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth.

1Ch 16:34

1Ch 16:34Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

1Ch 16:35

1Ch 16:35Cry out, “Save us, God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, and glory in your praise.”

1Ch 16:36

1Ch 16:36Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then all the people said “Amen” and “Praise the LORD.”

1Ch 16:37

1Ch 16:37David left Asaph and his associates before the ark of the covenant of the LORD to minister there regularly, according to each day’s requirements.

1Ch 16:38

1Ch 16:38He also left Obed-Edom and his sixty-eight associates to minister with them. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were gatekeepers.

1Ch 16:39

1Ch 16:39David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon

1Ch 16:40

1Ch 16:40to present burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering regularly, morning and evening, in accordance with everything written in the Law of the LORD, which he had given Israel.

1Ch 16:41

1Ch 16:41With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, “for his love endures forever.”

1Ch 16:42

1Ch 16:42Heman and Jeduthun were responsible for the sounding of the trumpets and cymbals and for the playing of the other instruments for sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.

1Ch 16:43

1Ch 16:43Then all the people left, each for their own home, and David returned home to bless his family.

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NIV Footnotes

(16:4)

Or petition; or invoke

(16:5)

See 15:18,20; Hebrew Jeiel, possibly another name for Jaaziel.

(16:15)

Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Psalm 105:8); Hebrew Remember

(16:18)

One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 105:12); most Hebrew manuscripts inherit, / 19 though you are but few in number, / few indeed, and strangers in it.” / 20 They

(16:19)

One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 105:12); most Hebrew manuscripts inherit, / 19 though you are but few in number, / few indeed, and strangers in it.” / 20 They

(16:20)

One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 105:12); most Hebrew manuscripts inherit, / 19 though you are but few in number, / few indeed, and strangers in it.” / 20 They

(16:29)

Or LORD with the splendor of

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