Revised Version 1895

1 Chronicles 15

1AndDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732madeוַיַּֽעַשׂ־vai.ya.'as-H6213himhousesבָתִּ֖יםva.TimH1004in thecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidH1732; and hepreparedוַיָּ֤כֶןvai.Ya.khenH3559aplaceמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725for thearkלַֽאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andpitchedוַיֶּט־vai.yet-H5186for it atentאֹֽהֶל׃'O.helH168.

2ThenDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Noneלֹ֤אlo'H3808ought tocarryלָשֵׂאת֙la.seTH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430but theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881: for them hath theLORDH3068chosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977tocarryלָשֵׂ֞אתla.SetH5375thearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodH430, and toministerוּֽלְשָׁרְת֖וֹu.le.sha.re.ToH8334unto him foreverעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732assembledוַיַּקְהֵ֥לvai.yak.HelH6950allH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478atJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, tobringלְהַעֲלוֹת֙le.ha.'a.lOtH5927upH5927thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068untoitsH3605placeמְקוֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hadpreparedהֵכִ֥יןhe.KhinH3559for it.

4AndDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622togetherH622thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַֽהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175, and theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

5of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121ofKohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955;Urielאוּרִיאֵ֣ל'u.ri.'ElH222thechiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סve.'es.RimH6242:

6of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847;Asaiahעֲשָׂיָ֣ה'a.sa.YahH6222thechiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251twoמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סve.'es.RimH6242:

7of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of Gershom;Joelיוֹאֵ֣לyo.'ElH3100thechiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ סu.she.lo.ShimH7970:

8of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121ofElizaphanאֱלִֽיצָפָ֑ן'e.li.tza.FanH469;Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098thechiefהַשָּׂ֖רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251twoמָאתָֽיִם׃ סma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967:

9of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121ofHebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275;Elielאֱלִיאֵ֥ל'e.li.'ElH447thechiefהַשָּׂ֖רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251fourscore:

10of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121ofUzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֑ל'u.zi.'ElH5816;Amminadabעַמִּינָדָ֣ב'a.mi.na.DavH5992thechiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֕יוve.'e.ChavH251anhundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967andtwelveעָשָֽׂר׃ ס'a.SarH6240.

11AndDavidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forZadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and for theLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֗םve.lal.vi.YimH3881, forUrielלְאֽוּרִיאֵ֤לle.'u.ri.'ElH222,Asaiahעֲשָׂיָה֙'a.sa.YahH6222, andJoelוְיוֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH3100,Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔הshe.ma'.YahH8098, andElielוֶאֱלִיאֵ֖לve.'e.li.'ElH447, andAmminadabוְעַמִּינָדָֽב׃ve.'a.mi.na.DavH5992,

12andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Ye are theheadsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of thefathers’הָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses of theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881:sanctifyהִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙hit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves, both ye and yourbrethrenוַאֲחֵיכֶ֔םva.'a.chei.KhemH251, that ye maybringוְהַֽעֲלִיתֶ֗םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927upH5927thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, unto theplaceH3559that I havepreparedH3559for it.

13ForbecauseH3588ye bare itnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808at thefirstלְמַבָּרִ֥אשׁוֹנָ֖הle.ma.ba.Ri.sho.NahH7223, theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430madeפָּרַ֨ץpa.RatzH6555a breachuponH4941usH3588, for thatweH3588soughtדְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּde.rash.Nu.huH1875himnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808accordingH4941to theordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ka.mish.PatH4941.

14SoH5927thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881sanctifiedH6942themselvesH6942tobringלְהַעֲל֕וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927upH5927thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881bare thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430uponH5921theirshouldersבִּכְתֵפָ֥םbikh.te.FamH3802with the stavesthereonH5921, asMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680accordingH5921to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.

16AndDavidדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732spake to thechiefלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881toappointלְהַֽעֲמִ֗ידle.ha.'a.MidH5975theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶם֙'a.chei.HemH251thesingersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891, withinstrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627ofmusicשִׁ֛ירshirH7892, psalteries andharpsוְכִנֹּר֖וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658andcymbalsוּמְצִלְתָּ֑יִםu.me.tzil.Ta.yimH4700, soundingaloudמַשְׁמִיעִ֥יםmash.mi.'ImH8085andliftingH7311upH7311thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963withjoyלְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ פle.sim.ChahH8057.

17SoH4480theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881appointedוַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975Hemanהֵימָ֣ןhei.ManH1968thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoelיוֹאֵ֔לyo.'ElH3100; and of hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBerechiahבֶּֽרֶכְיָ֑הוּ סbe.rekh.Ya.huH1296; and of thesonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִי֙me.ra.RiH4847theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251,Ethanאֵיתָ֖ן'ei.TanH387thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKushaiahקֽוּשָׁיָֽהוּ׃Ku.sha.Ya.huH6984;

18and with them theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֣ם'a.chei.HemH251of thesecondהַמִּשְׁנִ֑יםha.mish.NimH4932degree,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֡הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148,Benבֵּ֡ןbenH1122, andJaazielוְיַֽעֲזִיאֵ֡לve.ya.'a.zi.'ElH3268, andShemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070, andJehielוִיחִיאֵ֣ל׀vi.chi.'ElH3171, andUnniוְעֻנִּ֡יve.'u.NiH6042,Eliabאֱלִיאָ֡ב'e.li.'AvH446, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֡הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141, andMaaseiahוּמַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֡הוּu.ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641, andMattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָהוּ֩u.ma.tit.ya.HuH4993, andEliphelehuוֶאֱלִ֨יפְלֵ֜הוּve.'e.Li.fe.Le.huH466, andMikneiahוּמִקְנֵיָ֨הוּu.mik.ne.Ya.huH4737, andObed-edomH5654, andJeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֖לvi.'i.'ElH3273, the doorkeepers.

19SoH8085thesingersוְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםve.ham.Sho.re.RimH7891,Hemanהֵימָ֥ןhei.ManH1968,Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623, andEthanוְאֵיתָ֑ןve.'ei.TanH387, were appointed, withcymbalsבִּמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםbim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700ofbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178tosoundH8085aloudH8085;

20andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֨הu.ze.khar.YahH2148, andAzielוַעֲזִיאֵ֜לva.'a.zi.'ElH5815, andShemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֤וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070, andJehielוִֽיחִיאֵל֙vi.chi.'ElH3171, andUnniוְעֻנִּ֣יve.'u.NiH6042, andEliabוֶֽאֱלִיאָ֔בve.'e.li.'AvH446, andMaaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּu.ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֑הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141, with psalteries set toAlamothעֲלָמֽוֹת׃a.la.MotH5961;

21andMattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָ֣הוּu.ma.tit.Ya.huH4993, andEliphelehuוֶאֱלִֽיפְלֵ֗הוּve.'e.li.fe.Le.huH466, andMikneiahוּמִקְנֵיָ֙הוּ֙u.mik.ne.Ya.huH4737, andObed-edomH5654, andJeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֖לvi.'i.'ElH3273, andAzaziahוַעֲזַזְיָ֑הוּva.'a.zaz.Ya.huH5812, withharpsבְּכִנֹּר֥וֹתbe.khi.no.RotH3658set to theSheminithהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יתha.she.mi.NitH8067, toleadלְנַצֵּֽחַ׃le.na.Tze.achH5329.

22AndChenaniahוּכְנַנְיָ֥הוּu.khe.nan.Ya.huH3663,chiefשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881, was over the song: heinstructedיָסֹר֙ya.SorH3256about the song,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he was skilful.

23AndBerechiahוּבֶֽרֶכְיָה֙u.ve.rekh.YahH1296andElkanahוְאֶלְקָנָ֔הve.'el.ka.NahH511were doorkeepers for thearkלָאָרֽוֹן׃la.'a.RonH727.

24AndShebaniahוּשְׁבַנְיָ֡הוּu.she.van.Ya.huH7645, andJoshaphatוְיֽוֹשָׁפָ֡טve.yo.sha.FatH3146, andNethanelוּנְתַנְאֵ֡לu.ne.tan.'ElH5417, andAmasaiוַעֲמָשַׂ֡יva.'a.ma.SaiH6022, andZechariahוּ֠זְכַרְיָהוּU.ze.khar.ya.huH2148, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֤הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141, andEliezerוֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ve.'e.li.'E.zerH461, thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, did blow with thetrumpetsבַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: andObed-edomH5654andJehiahוִֽיחִיָּ֔הvi.chi.YahH3174were doorkeepers for thearkלָאָרֽוֹן׃la.'a.RonH727.

25SoH1980Davidדָוִ֛ידda.VidH1732, and theeldersוְזִקְנֵ֥יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thecaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269overthousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505,wentH1980tobringלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927upH5927thearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068outמִן־min-H4480of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofObed-edomH5654withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃ סbe.sim.ChahH8057:

26And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430helpedבֶּעְזֹ֣רbe'.ZorH5826theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881that bare thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that theysacrificedוַיִּזְבְּח֥וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076sevenשִׁבְעָֽה־shiv.'ah-H7651bullocks andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7651ramsאֵילִֽים׃'ei.LimH352.

27AndDavidוְדָוִ֞ידve.da.VidH1732wasclothedמְכֻרְבָּ֣ל׀me.khur.BalH3736with arobeבִּמְעִ֣ילbim.'IlH4598offineבּ֗וּץButzH948linenבָּֽד׃BadH906, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881that bare thearkהָאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727, and thesingersוְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםve.ham.Sho.re.RimH7891, andChenaniahוּכְנַנְיָ֛הu.khe.nan.YahH3663the master of thesongH7891with thesingersהַמְשֹֽׁרְרִ֑יםham.sho.re.RimH7891: andDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732haduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921him anephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646oflinenH906.

28ThusH8085allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478broughtמַעֲלִים֙ma.'a.LimH5927upH5927thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068withshoutingבִּתְרוּעָה֙bit.ru.'AhH8643, and withsoundוּבְק֣וֹלu.ve.KolH6963of the cornet, and withtrumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹתu.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689, and withcymbalsוּבִמְצִלְתָּ֑יִםu.vim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700, soundingaloudH8085with psalteries andharpsוְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃ve.khi.no.RotH3658.

29And itcameH935topassH935, as thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameH935to thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732, thatMichalוּמִיכַ֨לu.mi.KhalH4324thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586lookedH7200outנִשְׁקְפָ֣ה׀nish.ke.FahH8259at thewindowהַחַלּ֗וֹןha.cha.LonH2474, andsawH7200kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732dancing andplayingוּמְשַׂחֵ֔קu.me.sa.ChekH7832; andsheH3820despisedוַתִּ֥בֶזva.Ti.vezH959him inherH7200heartבְּלִבָּֽהּ׃ פbe.li.BahH3820.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 15

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