1 Chronicles 15:24

1Ch_15:1; 1Ch_15:24

And David made him houses in the city Of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God.

Removal of the ark, or carrying on the work of God

I. Preparation for Gods work.

1. By personal sanctification.

2. By implicit obedience to Gods command.

II. Hearty co-operation in gods work.

1. Gained by consultation. Teachers Meetings, Ministers Conferences, National Councils of great help in effective work.

2. Displayed in united ranks.

3. Expressed by individual effort.

III. Success achieved in Gods work. (J. Wolfendale.)

The call to service

I. The call.

1. Personal.

2. Pressing.

3. Worthy.

II. The response.

1. Ready.

2. Universal.

3. Immediate.

III. The directions to carry it out.

1. Clear.

2. Right.

3. Safe. (J. Wolfendale.)

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With Berechiah and Elkanah, verse 23.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.

(24) Seven priestly trumpeters.

The priests, did blow with the trumpets.—Were blowing. (Comp. Num_10:2.) A pair of silver clarions were blown by the priests “for the calling of the assembly, and the journeying of the camps.” (See also 1Ch_16:6.) The seven priests perhaps walked immediately before the Ark, as in Jos_6:4.

of the Ark,

And Obed-edom and Jehiah were door-keepers for the ark.—Comp. 1Ch_15:23. It is hardly likely that these persons were identical with the minstrels Obed-edom and Jeiel of 1Ch_15:18; 1Ch_15:21, for (1) 1Ch_15:19-24 appear to describe the order of the procession, according to which two “doorkeepers” walked before and two behind the ark (1Ch_15:23-24), whereas Obed-edom and Jeiel the minstrels walked, playing their lutes, two places before even the first pair of doorkeepers (1Ch_15:21); (2) the name “Jeiel” is different in form and meaning from “Jehiah,” Jah liveth; (3) the recurrence of names has been too frequent to allow us to be much surprised at a second Obed-edom. (Comp. 1Ch_16:38.)

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

24. the priests] In Num_10:1-10 it is enjoined to make two silver trumpets to be blown by the priests on days of joy and on feast-days. This festal trumpet was different from the “cornet” (1Ch_15:28), properly a ram’s horn, which was freely used for secular purposes. See Driver, Amos, p. 144 ff. (with illustrations).

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So David and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands,.... He and the principal men of the nation, and the officers of the army or militia:

went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obededom with joy; with all demonstrations of it; for which purpose such a band of music was prepared, as before described.

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Jehias is called Jehiel, ver. 18., and 21. He, Obededom, Barachias, and Elcana, (ver. 23.) were probably the four chief porters who attended the ark in arms; and others were, afterwards, stationed at the temple, chap. ix. 17. The two former took part also in the music, ver. 21. (Calmet) --- Perhaps two preceded and two went behind the ark, to keep off the crowd. (Menochius)

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

Between these couples probably went the seven priests blowing the trumpets. (Num_10:1-9) These trumpets were of solid silver, of one piece, were straight and narrow, and had an expanded mouth. They are found on the arch of Titus, and are described by Josephus. On the other hand, the trumpet, more correctly rendered "cornet" (rpwOv, as distinguished from our hrwOxj), which was used for proclaiming the jubilee, for announcing the new year for sentinel and other special signals, and for war, was shaped like a ram"s horn, and probably made of the same. The particular appropriateness of the use of the former on this occasion is manifest, in addition to the fact that they were the appointed trumpets for the journeying of the camp and a fortiori of the ark itself at a time so essentially religious as the present. Yet, as we learn from ver. 28, the latter were used as well, and cymbals, psalteries, and harps. The original number of the silver trumpets was two only, and they were to be sounded strictly by the anointed priests, sons of Aaron, at all events when their employment was within the sanctuary. Their employment, however, grew far more general, and we find (2Ch_5:12) that their number had risen to a hundred and twenty (so too 2Ch_13:12; Neh_12:35) For Obed-edom, the doorkeeper, see 1Ch_16:38; and therewith note on 1Ch_13:14.

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So David and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands,.... He and the principal men of the nation, and the officers of the army or militia:

went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obededom with joy; with all demonstrations of it; for which purpose such a band of music was prepared, as before described.

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