KJV King James Version
Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
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1 Chronicles 16:6
Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
WEB World English Bible
and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.
ASV American Standard Version
and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests are with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 16
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.
8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
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וּבְנָיָ֥הוּH1141 · be.na.yahBenaiahוְיַחֲזִיאֵ֖לH3166 · ya.cha.zi.elJahazielהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםH3548 · ko.henpriestבַּחֲצֹצְר֣וֹתH2689 · cha.tso.tse.rahtrumpetתָּמִ֔ידH8548 · ta.midcontinuallyלִפְנֵ֖יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeאֲר֥וֹןH727 · a.ronarkבְּרִית־H1285 · be.ritcovenantהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃H430 · e.lo.himGod
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 29:26-28And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.2 Chronicles 13:12And, behold, God himself [is] with us for [our] captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.2 Chronicles 5:12-13Also the Levites [which were] the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, [being] arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)Numbers 10:8And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.
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