for sentinel and other 1pecial signals, and a priest's garmont (I Sam. xviii. 4: xxiv. 5, for war, was shaped like a ram's horn, and 12; 2 Sam. xiii. 8; Job i. 20; ii. 12), though probably me.de of the same. The particular priests did wear it. 'l'he robe of byssus -ia appropriateness of the nee of the former on spoken of only here; 2 Chron. v. 12; an<l this occasion is manifest, in addition to the Esth. viii. 15. Bysaua, however, is spoken of fact that they were the appointed trumpets BB material for other purposes in cl,. iv 21 ; for the journeying of the camp and afortiori 2 Chron. ii. 14; iii. 14; Esth. i. 6; Ezek. of the ark itself at a time so essentially xxvii. 16. Theephod,on the other hand, was religious as the present. Yet, 119 we learn no doubt distinctively a high priest's garment from ver. 28, the latter were used as well, (Exod. xxviii. 4-12), though we read of and cymbals, psalteries, and harps. The So.muel wearing one (1 Sam. ii. IR, 28), and original number of the silver trumpets was of David doing the same, 119 on this occaaion. two only, and they were to be sounded The :fine linen (fo), in the first clause of strictly by the anointed priests, sons of this verso, is not the same with that (7:i) Aaron, at all events wheu their employment was within the sanctuary. Their employ- in the last clause. The first claurn of this ment, however, grew far more general, and verse (which makes the last clause some- we find (2 Chron. v. 12) that their number what redundant) bears some resemblance had risen to a hundred and twenty (so too in letters to the fourteenth verse of 2 Chron. 2 Chron. xiii. 12; Neh. xii. 35). For Obed- vi. first clause, which means, "an<l Da<id e~om, the doorkeeper, see eh. xvi. 38; and danced with all his might," and the two therewith note on eh. xiii. 14. clauses exactly answer to one another in Ver. 26.-This "'erse with the following position-another suggestion of an uncer- four are pal'Hlleled by 2 Sam. vi. 12-16 tain text here. The contents of this verse in particular Ver. 28.-Making e. noise. This descri p- reveal the intense anxiety and the trembling tion qu1Llifies the cymbals alone, o.nd should fear and awe with which the sacred burden rather appear in our translation as " noise- was now again lifted. A world of meaning making cymbo.ls." and of feeliug for o.11 those present at least Ver. 29.-Thus briefly is given by our underlay the expression, When God helped compiler whlLt occupies live verses (2 Sam. the Levites that bare the ark ( comp. 1 vi. 19, 20-23) in the Book of Samuel. So.m. vi. 14, 15; 2 Sam. vi. 13, 18). The Neither of the words here rendered dancing offering of seven bullooks and seven rams and playing (but which would be better is thought by some to be additional to rendered "leaping o.nd do.ncing ") is the David's offering, when he bo.d gone " six same with those employed in 2 Sam. vi. H, paces" (2 Sam. vi.13). Much more probably, 16, where our Authorized Version rendning however, the •• six paces" meant, not six is " dancing" and " leaping and dancing" footstops, but six lengths that would mo.ko respectively. The word 10 both of thoso some distance. versos that represents the d1Luoiug, does Ver. 27.-Severol things in this verse correctly so represent, bnt is a somewhBt indioate a somewhBt uncertoin and unsteBdy gcnerio form, 11s it carries the idea of dancing selection of po.rticulars by tho compiler in a circle. The re11son of Michnl " des- from hie origino.l sources. The no.turo.l pising Do.vid in her he1Lrt" can only bo rending of the verse would seem to say tho.t found in the unrco.son o.nd the irreligion or David and all those Levites who bore the that heart itself. She was a type of not a ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah, all wore few, who despise devotion, cnthusinsm, and the robe of bysaus, while D1Lvid had, in above all pro.ctical liberRlity and generosity, a<ld i tion, the ephod of linen. Yet it is on the part of any individual of thoir own unlikely th1Lt all did wear the robe. Ag1Lin, family, wben these ue shown to Christ aml the Hebrew text exhibits no preposition hie Cburch, and when they think they mBy before the singers, on the seooud occasion of be IL trifle the poorer for it, or when they the occurrence of the expression in this verse. feel th1Lt the liberality and <levolion of o.n- Yet little sense can be found without a other exposes their own "poverty" iu both preposition, The robe was uot distinctively these res pee ts.
HOMILETICS. Vera. 1-29.-.A chapter of practical repentance. There are few happier, and perhaps no better, chapters in any one's life than the chapter of practical repentance. To have to sorrow over the past and to undo it is, no doubt, the incident of a fallen nature and of a frail, imperfect life. ,vhen once, however, the necessity has arisen, then to surrow no barren sorrow, but to add to it reparation, alterntiou, amentlment, is at one and the 23! THE FIHST BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES. [on. xv. 1-29,