1 Chronicles 6:32

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

31 And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.

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.

33 And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,

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

    Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD.

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  • 2 Chronicles 31:2

    And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD.

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  • 2 Chronicles 29:25–30

    And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.

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  • 1 Chronicles 6:10

    And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest’s office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)

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  • Ezra 3:10–11

    And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

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  • Ezra 6:18

    And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

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  • Psalms 68:24–25

    They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

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  • Psalms 134:1–2

    Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.

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