1 Chronicles 6:32

30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.

31 These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.

They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.

33 These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.
KJV
And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.
WEB
They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting until Solomon had built the LORD’s house in Jerusalem. They performed the duties of their office according to their order.
ASV
And they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem: and they waited on their office according to their order.
DARBY
And they ministered before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting with singing, until Solomon had built the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem; and they attended to their office according to their order.
BLB
And they were ministering before the face of the dwelling place of the Tent of Meeting with song, until Solomon had built the house of YHWH in Jerusalem. And they stood according to their judgments over their service.
ÅB
og de gjorde tjeneste ved sangen foran sammenkomstens telt - tabernaklet - inntil Salomo bygget Herrens hus i Jerusalem, og de sto der og utførte sin tjeneste slik som det var dem foreskrevet -
OTB
De tjente med sang foran tabernaklet i møteteltet, inntil Salomo hadde bygd Herrens hus i Jerusalem; og de utførte sine plikter etter den orden som ble gitt dem.
B1930
og de gjorde tjeneste ved sangen foran sammenkomstens telt - tabernaklet - inntil Salomo bygget Herrens hus i Jerusalem, og de stod der og utførte sin tjeneste således som det var dem foreskrevet -

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 135:1–3

    Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD,

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  • 2 Chronicles 31:2

    Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.

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  • 2 Chronicles 29:25–30

    Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.

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  • 1 Chronicles 6:10

    Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,

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  • Ezra 3:10–11

    When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.

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  • Ezra 6:18

    They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.

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  • Psalms 68:24–25

    They have seen Your procession, O God— the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.

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  • Psalms 134:1–2

    Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!

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