1 Chronicles 15:24

Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Chronicler records David’s directive to Israel’s elders and Levitical officials as they prepare to relocate the ark from Obed-edom’s residence.

The words — כֹּהֲנִים (Ko.ha.Nim) literally means priests and identifies the specific Aaronic line tasked with sounding trumpets ahead of the ark’s movement.

The thread — The text’s trumpet mandate aligns with Numbers 10:8, 1 Chronicles 15:28, and 1 Chronicles 16:6, which consistently tie priestly trumpet blasts to covenant procession and worship.

Why it lands — The passage states that designated priests must lead the ark’s transport with trumpets, establishing that sacred duties require strict role assignment and procedural obedience rather than improvised reverence.

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The Hebrew words

וּשְׁבַנְיָ֡הוּu./she.van.Ya.huand/ Shebaniah וְיֽוֹשָׁפָ֡טve./yo.sha.Fatand/ Joshaphat וּנְתַנְאֵ֡לu./ne.tan.'Eland/ Nethanel וַעֲמָשַׂ֡יva./'a.ma.Saiand/ Amasai וּ֠זְכַרְיָהוּU./ze.khar.ya.huand/ Zechariah וּבְנָיָ֤הוּu./ve.na.Ya.huand/ Benaiah וֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ve./'e.li.'E.zerand/ Eliezer הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha./Ko.ha.Nimthe/ priests מַחְצְרִים֙ma.cha.tzo.tze.rim[were] blowing a trumpet בַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתba./cha.Tzo.tze.Roton/ trumpets לִפְנֵ֖יli/f.Nei<to>/ before אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark of הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha./'E.lo.Him<the>/ God וְעֹבֵ֤דve./'o.Vedand/ Obed-אֱדֹם֙'e.DomEdom וִֽיחִיָּ֔הvi./chi.Yahand/ Jehiah שֹׁעֲרִ֖יםsho.'a.Rim[were] gatekeepers לָאָרֽוֹן׃la./'a.Ronfor the/ ark

King James Version

And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed–edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 16:6 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
Numbers 10:8 The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.
1 Chronicles 15:28 So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.
1 Chronicles 15:18 and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
1 Chronicles 15:23 Berechiah and Elkanah were to be guardians of the ark.
2 Chronicles 5:12 all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.
Psalms 81:13 If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
Joel 2:1 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—
Joel 2:15 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a sacred assembly.

People named

Obed-edomZechariahBenaiahJeielAmasaiEliezerJoshaphatNethanelShebaniah