1 Chronicles 16:4

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“David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.”

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BSBPD

“David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to record, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Jehovah, the God of Israel:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he putteth before the ark of Jehovah, of the Levites, ministers, even to make mention of, and to thank, and to give praise to Jehovah, God of Israel,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Chronicles 16:4 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 17:7I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
  2. Genesis 32:28Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
  3. Genesis 33:20There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
  4. Numbers 18:1So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.
  5. 1 Kings 8:15and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
  6. 1 Chronicles 15:16David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.
  7. 1 Chronicles 16:8“Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
  8. 1 Chronicles 16:37So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,
  9. 1 Chronicles 23:2Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.
  10. 1 Chronicles 23:54,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
  11. 1 Chronicles 23:27For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
  12. 1 Chronicles 24:3With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.
  13. 1 Chronicles 25:1Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
  14. 2 Chronicles 5:13The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud
  15. Ezra 3:10When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.
  16. Nehemiah 12:24The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.
  17. Psalms 37:1Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
  18. Psalms 70:1Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Hurry, O LORD, to help me!
  19. Psalms 72:18Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
  20. Psalms 103:2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
  21. Psalms 105:5Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
  22. Psalms 106:48Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!
  23. Isaiah 62:6On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,

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