1 Chronicles 16:39

1 Chronicles 16:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon,
• New International Version (NIV)David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he left Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon
• New King James Version (NKJV)and Zadok the priest and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place that was at Gibeon,

Context of 1 Chronicles 16:39

37David arranged for Asaph and his fellow Levites to serve regularly before the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, doing whatever needed to be done each day. 38This group included Obed-edom (son of Jeduthun), Hosah, and sixty-eight other Levites as gatekeepers. Meanwhile, David stationed Zadok the priest and his fellow priests at the Tabernacle of the Lord at the place of worship in Gibeon, where they continued to minister before the Lord. 40They sacrificed the regular burnt offerings to the Lord each morning and evening on the altar set aside for that purpose, obeying everything written in the Law of the Lord, as he had commanded Israel. 41David also appointed Heman, Jeduthun, and the others chosen by name to give thanks to the Lord, for “his faithful love endures forever.”

1 Chronicles 16:39 word by word

וְאֵ֣ת׀ צָד֣וֹק הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְאֶחָיו֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים לִפְנֵ֖י מִשְׁכַּ֣ן יְהוָ֑ה בַּבָּמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Zadokצָדוֹקtsâdôq · ZadokH6659
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• and his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• in the high placeבָּמָהbâmâh · high placeH1116
• at Gibeonגִּבְעוֹןgib‛ôn · GibeonH1391

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 16:39

• 1 Chronicles 12:28This also included Zadok, a brave young warrior, with 22 members of his family who were all officers.
• 1 Chronicles 21:29At that time the Tabernacle of the Lord and the altar of burnt offering that Moses had made in the wilderness were located at the place of worship in Gibeon.
• 2 Chronicles 1:3Then he led the entire assembly to the place of worship in Gibeon, for God’s Tabernacle was located there. (This was the Tabernacle that Moses, the Lord’s servant, had made in the wilderness.)
• 1 Kings 3:4The most important of these places of worship was at Gibeon, so the king went there and sacrificed 1,000 burnt offerings.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 16:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39Zadok the priest - Both Zadok and Abiathar were high priests at this time: the former David established at Gibeah, or Gibeon, where the ark had been all the days of Saul; and the latter he established at Jerusalem, where the ark now was: so there were two high priests, and two distinct services; but there was only one ark. How long the service at Gibeon was continued we cannot tell; the principal functions were no doubt performed at Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-42Verses 4-42 This passage is interposed by the writer of Chronicles between two sentences of the parallel passage in Samuel. It contains a detailed account of the service which David instituted at this time, a service out of which grew the more elaborate service of the temple. The language of much of the passage is remarkably archaic, and there can be no reasonable doubt that it is in the main an extract from a record of the time of David. 1 Chronicles…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 37-43Verses 37-43 The worship of God ought to be the work of every day. David put it into order. At Jerusalem, where the ark was, Asaph and his brethren were to minister before the ark continually, with songs of praise. No sacrifices were offered there, nor incense burnt, because the altars were not there; but David's prayers were directed as incense, and the lifting up of his hands as the evening sacrifice. So early did spiritual worship take place of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39Gibeon was the main place of worship until they built the temple in Jerusalem (see 1 Chronicles 21:29; 2 Chronicles 1:3). They had to reorganize the tabernacle staff because some Levites moved permanently to Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 37-4237-42. 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.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 16:39

• David
• Gibeon
• High Places
• Music
• Zadok

In the dictionaries

• Gibeon
• Zadok
• Gibeon, Gibeonite
• High place
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Declare
• Glory
• Judges, Book of
• Music

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings