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First Book of Chronicles, chapter 16
1 Chronicles 16 1 Chronicles 15 chapter 15 1 Chronicles 17 chapter 17 Books of Chronicles Old Testament 13 Ketuvim Leningrad-codex-14-chronicles.pdf 250px The complete Hebrew text of the Books of Chronicles (1 and 2 Chronicles) in the Leningrad Codex (1008 CE).
1 Chronicles 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the Books of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Chronicles in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.Ackroyd 1993 113Mathys 2007 268 The book is compiled from older sources by an unknown person or group, designated by modern scholars as "the Chronicler", and had the final shape established in late fifth or fourth century BCE.Ackroyd 1993 113–114 This chapter describes the last act of transporting the Ark of the Covenant into the City of David in Jerusalem and the great religious festival for the occasion.Mathys 2007 276 The whole chapter belongs to the section focusing on the kingship of David (1 Chronicles 9:35 to 29:30).Ackroyd 1993 113
Text
This chapter was originally written in the Hebrew language. It is divided into 43 verses.
Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008).Würthwein 1995 35-37
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; Q; 6th century).Würthwein 1995 73–74
Old Testament references
1 Chronicles 16:1–6 9: 2 Samuel 6:17–19 9.1 Chronicles 16 Berean Study Bible. Biblehub
1 Chronicles 16:7–22 9: Psalm 105:1–15 9.
1 Chronicles 16:23–36 9: Psalm 96:1–13 9.
The Ark placed in a tent (16:1–6)
Verses 1–3 in this section closely resemble 2 Samuel 6:17–19 9 and here serve as an introduction of the festival to praise and thank God (cf. 2 Chronicles 20:26, 28;
29:30; 30:21, 27).Mathys 2007 276 After David successfully arranged to place the Ark inside the specially prepared tent, he designates certain Levites and priests to lead the musical service (verses 4–6; cf. 1 Chronicles 16:37).Mathys 2007 276Coogan 2007 601 Hebrew Bible
Verse 6
and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.1 Chronicles 16:6 ESV ESV
"Benaiah and Jahaziel": In 1 Chronicles 15:24 Benaiah is coupled as priests with Eliezer.Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. 1 Chronicles 16. Accessed 28 April 2019.
"Trumpets" (Hebrew plural: he חֲצֹצְר֣וֹת, khă-tsō-tsə-rōṯ H 26891 Chronicles 16:6 Hebrew text analysis. Biblehub) are the instruments reserved for the priests, especially the "Shofar" ("horn") which was used in earlier times, and there must be two trumpet-playing priests according to Numbers 10:2, as YHWH ordered Moses to produce two silver trumpets.
although the term can also be used for secular trumpets for music service (cf. verse 42).Mathys 2007 276
"Regularly" (Hebrew: he תָּמִ֔יד, tā-mîḏ H 8548) or "continually" (KJV) is a specific term denoting "at fixed and regularly recurring services."Ellicott, C. J. (Ed.) (1905). Ellicott's Bible Commentary for English Readers. 1 Chronicles 16. London : Cassell and Company, Limited, [1905-1906] Online version: (OCoLC) 929526708. Accessed 28 April 2019.
David’s Psalm of Thanksgiving (16:7–36)
The festive psalm that David instructed the Levites to sing are a medley composed of parts (with variations) from some known psalms.Mathys 2007 276Coogan 2007 601 Hebrew Bible At this time, there could have existed some form of the Book of Psalms as a 'liturgical collection' which may already have been 'attributed to David'.Coogan 2007 601 Hebrew Bible
The composition initially looks back at the history of events up to that point (verses 8–22; Psalm 105:1–15), then praising YHWH (verses 23–33; Psalm 96), and finally asking for deliverance from enemies (verses 34–36; Psalm 106:1, 47–48).Mathys 2007 276Coogan 2007 601 Hebrew Bible The Chronicler copies seven (w. 8, 20, 24, 26, 28, 31, 35, cf. also 'all the earth', v. 30) foreign nations to show the greatness of YHWH (in contrast to other gods).Mathys 2007 276
Verse 36
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever.
And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord.1 Chronicles 16:36 KJV KJV
"For ever and ever": or “from everlasting to everlasting",Note [a] on 1 Chronicles 16:36 in NET Bible translated from Hebrew phrase he מן־העולם ועד העלם, min H 4480-hā-‘ōw--lām H 5769 wə- m‘aḏin H 5704 hā-‘ō-lām H 5769.1 Chronicles 16:36 Hebrew text analysis. Biblehub
"Amen": the Hebrew term he אָמֵן meaning "surely"; traditionally written in the transliterated form.Note [b] on 1 Chronicles 16:36 in NET Bible
David appoints worship leaders (16:37–43)
David appointed worship leaders to minister the Ark of the Covenant in Jerusalem, and also for the tabernacle at Gibeon (verses 39–42).Coogan 2007 602 Hebrew Bible Although the regular ceremony in Gibeon was not mentioned in other parts of Hebrew Bible, its historical authenticity is supported by the confirmation of its existence in 1 Kings 3:3–4.Mathys 2007 277 Here is mentioned the first time that the ark and the tabernacle were in two separate places, although the ordinary sacrifices and services, "all that is written in the Law of the Lord" (verse 40; cf. Exodus 29:38-39; Numbers 28:3-4) were carefully observed on the original altar (Exodus 38:2) in the tabernacle, whereas other and special sacrifices evidently were offered in the presence of the ark.Exell, Joseph S.; Spence-Jones, Henry Donald Maurice (Editors). On "1 Chronicles 16". In: The Pulpit Commentary. 23 volumes. First publication: 1890. Accessed 24 April 2019. The tabernacle constructed in the wilderness was first stationed at Shiloh (Joshua 18:1; 1 Samuel 4:3, 4), then removed to Nob (1 Samuel 21:1; 1 Samuel 22:19) until the slaughter of the priests there by Doeg the Edomite at Saul's command, before this passage informs its location in Gibeon (cf. 1 Chronicles 21:29; 2 Chronicles 1:3). The uninterrupted and legitimate (sacrificial) services were portrayed in the Chronicles as spanning the entire period from the wilderness era, including the positioning of the tabernacle at Gibeon (underlined by its priests, musicians, and gatekeepers), until Solomon established the temple in Jerusalem.Mathys 2007 277
See also
22em Ark of the Covenant
Jerusalem
Solomon
Tabernacle
Related Bible parts: Exodus 29, Numbers 28, 1 Chronicles 21, 2 Chronicles 2, 2 Chronicles 3, Psalm 96, Psalm 105, Psalm 106
References
Sources
Ackroyd Peter R Chronicles, Books of Metzger Bruce M Bruce M. Metzger Coogan Michael D The Oxford Companion to the Bible Oxford University Press 1993 978-0195046458 113–116
Bennett William The Expositor's Bible: The Books of Chronicles Litres 2018 978-5040825196 https://books.google.com/books?id=SZo3DwAAQBAJ
Coogan Michael David Michael D. Coogan The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books: New Revised Standard Version, Issue 48 Coogan Michael David Marc Zvi Brettler Carol Ann Newsom Pheme Perkins Augmented 3rd Oxford University Press 2007 9780195288810 https://books.google.com/books?id=HmpMPgAACAAJ
Endres John C. First and Second Chronicles Liturgical Press 2012 https://books.google.com/books?id=mtL0BSEv7i4C 9780814628447
Gilbert Henry L The Forms of the Names in 1 Chronicles 1-7 Compared with Those in Parallel Passages of the Old Testament The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures 13 4 Liturgical Press 1897 279–298 10.1086/369250 527992
Hill Andrew E. First and Second Chronicles Zondervan 2003 https://books.google.com/books?id=Sv-LEqnF8Y4C 9780310206101
Mabie Frederick I. The Chronicler's Genealogical Survey of All Israel 1 and 2 Chronicles The Expositor's Bible Commentary Tremper Longman III David E Garland Zondervan 2017 267–308 978-0310531814 https://books.google.com/books?id=E8ESDgAAQBAJ December 6, 2019
Mathys H. P. 14. 1 and 2 Chronicles The Oxford Bible Commentary John Barton John Barton (theologian) John Muddiman John Muddiman Oxford University Press first (paperback) 2007 267–308 978-0199277186 https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJdVkgEACAAJ February 6, 2019
Tuell Steven S. First and Second Chronicles Westminster John Knox Press 2012 978-0664238650 https://books.google.com/books?id=8RKvdfWsmvEC December 30, 2020
Würthwein Ernst Ernst Würthwein The Text of the Old Testament William B. Eerdmans Grand Rapids, MI 1995 Erroll F. Rhodes 0-8028-0788-7 https://books.google.com/books?id=FSNKSBObCYwC January 26, 2019
External links
Jewish translations:
Divrei Hayamim I - I Chronicles - Chapter 16 (Judaica Press) translation [with Rashi's commentary] at Chabad.org
Christian translations:
Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
First Book of Chronicles Chapter 16. Bible Gateway
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