The First Book of the Chronicles

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- Chapter 16 -

(2 Samuel 6:17–19)

They brought the sacred chest to Jerusalem and put it inside the sacred tent that David had told his workers to set up. Then they brought offerings to be completely burned on the altar and offerings to enable them to promise friendship with God.

When David had finished presenting all those offerings, he asked Yahweh to bless the people.

He gave a loaf of bread, some dates, and some raisins to every Israelite man and woman who was there.

Then David appointed some of the descendants of Levi to stand in front of the sacred tent in which the sacred chest had been placed, to lead the people who worshiped and thanked and praised Yahweh, the God of the Israelite people.

Asaph, who played the cymbals, was their leader. Zechariah was his assistant. The other descendants of Levi who helped Asaph were Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They played lyres and harps.

Benaiah and Jahaziel were priests who blew trumpets frequently in front of the sacred tent in which was the sacred chest.

David’s Psalm of Thanksgiving

(Psalm 105:1–15)

On that day, David gave to Asaph and his helpers this psalm to praise Yahweh:

Thank Yahweh and pray to him. Tell the people of all nations what he has done.

Sing to him; sing songs to praise him. Tell about all his miraculous deeds.

Be glad that you belong to him. Those who want to know Yahweh better should rejoice.

Ask Yahweh to help you and give you his strength, and always seek to be with him!

Do not forget the wonderful things that he has done, the miracles and the just laws that he has decreed for us.

We people are the descendants of his servant Jacob; we are the people of Israel whom he has chosen.

Yahweh is our God. His just laws are known by people throughout the world.

He never forgets the covenants that he has made; he made a promise that will last for a thousand generations.

That is the covenant that he made with Abraham, and he repeated that covenant to Isaac.

It was a covenant for the Israelite people, and he wanted that covenant to endure forever.

What he said was, “I will give the region of Canaan to you, to belong to you and your descendants forever.”

When Yahweh’s people were only a few in number, a tiny group of people who were living in that land like strangers,

they continued to wander from one place to another, from one kingdom to another.

He did not allow others to oppress them, and he warned kings by saying to them,

“Do not harm the people whom I have chosen! Do not harm my prophets!”

Sing to the LORD, All the Earth

(Psalm 96:1–13)

You people throughout the world, sing to Yahweh. Every day proclaim to others that he has saved us.

Tell among the nations that he is great; tell all the people groups the marvelous things that he has done.

Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be praised very much. He should be revered more than all the gods,

because all the gods that the other people groups worship are only idols, but Yahweh is truly great; he created the skies.

God shows his splendor and majesty; they shine from where he rules. Strength and beauty are in the place where he lives.

You people in nations all over the world, praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh for his glorious power!

Praise Yahweh with the glory his name deserves. Come before him with offerings to give to him! Bow down and worship Yahweh because he is holy and his holiness shines out from him with wonderful beauty.

Be very afraid in his presence, because he is good and powerful, completely different than you. He put the earth firmly in its place; and nothing ever will be able to move it.

Everything in the sky and on the earth should be happy. People everywhere should say, “Yahweh is our king!”

The oceans and all the creatures that are in the oceans should shout; the fields and everything that is in them should rejoice.

When they do that, it will be as though the trees in the forest will sing joyfully in front of Yahweh. That will happen when he comes to judge everyone on the earth.

Thank Yahweh, because everything that he does is good. He faithfully loves us forever.

Say to him, “God, you are the one who rescues us, so gather us together and save us from the armies of other nations. When you do that, we will thank you, and we will be happy to praise you.”

Praise Yahweh, the God of us Israelite people, He has always existed, and he will exist forever. After the people finished singing that song, they all said “Amen!”, and they praised Yahweh.

Worship before the Ark

Then David left Asaph and the other members of his clan there in front of the tent in which Yahweh’s sacred chest had been placed. He told them that they must do their work there every day.

David also left Obed Edom and 68 other descendants of Levi to work with them. Hosah and Obed Edom guarded the entrances of the sacred tent.

David also told Zadok the high priest and the other priests who worked with him to remain in front of Yahweh’s sacred tent, at the place where the Israelite people worshiped Yahweh there in the city of Gibeon.

Every morning and every evening they burned offerings on the altar, obeying the rules that had been written by Moses, rules that Yahweh had given to the Israelite people.

With them were Heman and Jeduthun and other descendants of Levi. They were chosen to sing songs to praise Yahweh because he faithfully loves his people forever.

Heman and Jeduthun were appointed to play the trumpets and cymbals when the other descendants of Levi sang sacred songs. The sons of Jeduthun were appointed to guard the gates of the sacred tent.

Then all the people left. They all returned to their homes, and David returned home to ask Yahweh to bless his family.

(2 Samuel 6:17–19)

They brought in God’s ark, and set it in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the LORD’s name.

He gave to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins.

He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the LORD’s ark, and to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel:

Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with stringed instruments and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;

with Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

David’s Psalm of Thanksgiving

(Psalm 105:1–15)

Then on that day David first ordained giving of thanks to the LORD by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.

Oh give thanks to the LORD. Call on his name. Make what he has done known among the peoples.

Sing to him. Sing praises to him. Tell of all his marvelous works.

Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Seek the LORD and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

Remember his marvelous works that he has done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

you offspring

(a)

of Israel his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

He is the LORD our God. His judgments are in all the earth.

Remember his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac.

He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

saying, “I will give you the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance,”

when you were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.

They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.

He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,

“Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”

Sing to the LORD, All the Earth

(Psalm 96:1–13)

Sing to the LORD, all the earth! Display his salvation from day to day.

Declare his glory among the nations, and his marvelous works among all the peoples.

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised. He also is to be feared above all gods.

For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.

Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.

Ascribe to the LORD, you families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come before him. Worship the LORD in holy array.

Tremble before him, all the earth. The world also is established that it can’t be moved.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice! Let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!”

Let the sea roar, and its fullness! Let the field exult, and all that is in it!

Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth.

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Say, “Save us, God of our salvation! Gather us together and deliver us from the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise.”

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. All the people said, “Amen,” and praised the LORD.

Worship before the Ark

So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the LORD’s covenant, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required;

and Obed-Edom with their sixty-eight relatives; Obed-Edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

and Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests, before the LORD’s tabernacle in the high place that was at Gibeon,

to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the LORD’s law, which he commanded to Israel;

and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his loving kindness endures forever;

and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.

All the people departed, each man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.

Footnotes

(a)16:13 or, seed