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title: "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible -  1 Chronicles 16"
description: "CHAPTER 16   :-. DAVID"
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---

CHAPTER 16

. DAVID'S
FESTIVAL SACRIFICE
AND LIBERALITY TO THE
PEOPLE.

**2. he blessed the people in the name
of the Lord**—The king commended their zeal, supplicated the
divine blessing upon them, and ordered the remains of the thank
offerings which had been profusely sacrificed during the procession,
to be distributed in certain proportions to every individual, that
the ceremonial might terminate with appropriate festivities ().

**3. flagon of wine**—The two
latter words are a supplement by our translators, and the former is,
in other versions, rendered not a "flagon," but a "cake,"
a confection, as the *Septuagint* renders it, made of flour and
honey.

**4-6. he appointed certain of the
Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord**—No sooner was
the ark deposited in its tent than the Levites, who were to officiate
in the choirs before it, entered upon their duties. A select number
of the musicians were chosen for the service from the list () of those who had taken a prominent part in the recent
procession. The same arrangement was to be observed in their duties,
now that the ark again was stationary; Asaph, with his associates,
composing the first or principal company, played with cymbals;
Zechariah and his colleagues, with whom were conjoined Jeiel and
Obed-edom, forming the second company, used harps and similar
instruments.

**5. Jeiel**—the same as Aziel
([1 Chronicles 15:20](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/15/20)).

**6. Benaiah also and Jahaziel**—The
name of the former is mentioned among the priests (), but not the latter. The office assigned to them was that
of blowing trumpets at regular intervals before the ark and in the
tabernacle.
. HIS PSALM
OF THANKSGIVING.

**7. Then on that day David delivered
first this psalm**—Among the other preparations for this solemn
inauguration, the royal bard had composed a special hymn for the
occasion. Doubtless it had been previously in the hands of Asaph and
his assistants, but it was now publicly committed to them as they
entered for the first time on the performance of their sacred duties.
It occupies the greater part of this chapter (), and seems to have been compiled from other psalms of
David, previously known to the Israelites, as the whole of it will be
found, with very slight variations, in [Psalms 96:1-13](../../../kjv/psalms/96/1-13);
[Psalms 105:1-15](../../../kjv/psalms/105/1-15); [Psalms 106:47](../../../kjv/psalms/106/47);
[Psalms 106:48](../../../kjv/psalms/106/48). In the form, however,
in which it is given by the sacred historian, it seems to have been
the first psalm given for use in the tabernacle service. Abounding,
as it does, with the liveliest ascriptions of praise to God for the
revelation of His glorious character and the display of His
marvellous works and containing, as it does, so many pointed
allusions to the origin, privileges, and peculiar destiny of the
chosen people, it was admirably calculated to animate the devotions
and call forth the gratitude of the assembled multitude.

**36. all the people said,
Amen**—(Compare [Psalms 72:19](../../../kjv/psalms/72/19);
[Psalms 72:20](../../../kjv/psalms/72/20); [Psalms 106:48](../../../kjv/psalms/106/48)).
In the former, the author of the doxology utters the "amen"
himself, while in the latter the people are exhorted to say "amen."
This may arise from the fact that the latter psalm originally
concluded with the injunction to say "amen." But in this
historical account of the festival, it was necessary to relate that
the people obeyed this injunction on the occasion referred to, and
therefore the words "let them praise," were altered into
"and they praised" [BERTHEAU].

**37-42. So he left there before the
ark of the covenant of the Lord Asaph and his brethren,** &c.—The
sequel of the chapter describes the appointment of the sacred
musicians and their respective duties.

**38. Obed-edom with their
brethren**—Hosah, mentioned at the close of the verse, and a
great number besides (see on ).
**to be porters**—doorkeepers.

**39, 40. And Zadok . . . before the
tabernacle . . . at Gibeon**—While the above-mentioned officers
under the superintendence of Abiathar, were appointed to officiate in
Jerusalem, whither the ark had been brought, Zadok and the priests
subordinate to him were stationed at Gibeon to perform the sacred
service before the ancient tabernacle which still remained there.

**40. continually morning and
evening**—as the law enjoined ([Exodus 29:38](../../../kjv/exodus/29/38);
[Numbers 28:3](../../../kjv/numbers/28/3); [Numbers 28:6](../../../kjv/numbers/28/6)).
**and do according to all that
is written in the law**—(See [Numbers 28:6](../../../kjv/numbers/28/6)). Thus, in the time of David, the worship was performed
at two places, where the sacred things that had been transmitted from
the age of Moses were preserved. Before the Ark in Jerusalem, Asaph
and his brethren officiated as singers, Obed-edom and Hosah served as
doorkeepers, and Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets. While at the
tabernacle and burnt offering in Gibeon, Heman and Jeduthun presided
over the sacred music, the sons of Jeduthun were door keepers, and
Zadok, with his suite of attendant priests, offered the sacrifices.

**37-42. So he left there before the
ark of the covenant of the Lord Asaph and his brethren,** &c.—The
sequel of the chapter describes the appointment of the sacred
musicians and their respective duties.

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