KJV King James Version
And he appointed [certain] of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:
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1 Chronicles 16:4
And he appointed [certain] of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.
WEB World English Bible
He appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Yahweh, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Yahweh, the God of Israel:
ASV American Standard Version
And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Jehovah, the God of Israel:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he putteth before the ark of Jehovah, of the Levites, ministers, even to make mention of, and to thank, and to give praise to Jehovah, God of Israel,
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 16
1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.
2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon [of wine].
4 And he appointed [certain] of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:
5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
7 Then on that day David delivered first [this psalm] to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּתֵּ֞ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלִפְנֵ֨יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeאֲר֧וֹןH727 · a.ronarkיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDמִן־H4480 · minfromהַלְוִיִּ֖םH3881 · le.viy.yiLeviמְשָׁרְתִ֑יםH8334 · sha.ratto ministerוּלְהַזְכִּיר֙H2142 · za.kharto rememberוּלְהוֹד֣וֹתH3034 · ya.dahto give thanksוּלְהַלֵּ֔לH1984 · ha.lalto shineלַיהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱלֹהֵ֥יH430 · e.lo.himGodיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פH3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael
Cross-references
Psalm 106:48Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.1 Chronicles 24:3And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.Psalm 72:18Blessed [be] the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.Psalm 103:2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:Psalm 105:5Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;Isaiah 62:6-7I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, [which] shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,Psalm 37:1[A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.1 Chronicles 23:2-6And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.Genesis 17:7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.1 Chronicles 23:27-32For by the last words of David the Levites [were] numbered from twenty years old and above:1 Chronicles 16:37-42So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required:1 Chronicles 15:16And 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.Genesis 33:20And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.1 Kings 8:15And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled [it], saying,Genesis 32:28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.1 Chronicles 16:8Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.Numbers 18:1-6And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father’s house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.Psalm 70:1To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, to bring to remembrance. [Make haste], O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.
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