_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:_
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_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._
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_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;_
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_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._
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_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 ]