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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....
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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
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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...
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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...
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_every morning … and likewise at even_ Corresponding with the daily
morning and evening sacrifice; cp. Exodus 29:38-39....
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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....
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_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...
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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...
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THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES
GOD RULES HISTORY
1 CHRONICLES
_Ian Mackervoy_
CHAPTER 23
Organisation of the *Levites –...
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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...
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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...
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_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._...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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THE MINISTRY OF THE LEVITES...
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and to stand every morning, namely, the four thousand detailed for
this liturgical service, TO THANK AND PRAISE THE LORD, AND LIKEWISE AT
EVEN;...
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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...
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The two solemn times of offering sacrifices; which work was attended
with public prayer and thanksgiving....
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1 Chronicles 23:30 stand H5975 (H8800) morning H1242 thank H3034
(H8687) praise H1984 (H8763) LORD H3068
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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....
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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...
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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....
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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...
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1 Chronicles 16:37; 1 Chronicles 25:1; 1 Chronicles 6:31; 1 Chronicles
9:33;...
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Morning and even — The two solemn times of offering sacrifices:
which work was attended with publick prayer and thanksgiving....