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1 Chronicles 16:40
to regularly present burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offerings, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the Law of the LORD, which He had commanded Israel to keep.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records David’s organizational decree for the tabernacle at Gibeon, assigning Zadok and his fellow priests the duty of maintaining the sacrificial system.
The words — תָּמִ֖יד (ta.Mid) means “continually,” and לַ/בֹּ֣קֶר (la./Bo.ker) means “to the morning,” fixing the ritual to a strict daily schedule. עֹל֨וֹת (o.Lot) denotes “burnt offerings” presented to Yahweh.
The thread — This regulated rhythm directly echoes the Mosaic command for a daily morning and evening sacrifice (Exodus 29:38; Numbers 28:3) and contrasts with the unresponsive rituals described in 1 Kings 18:29.
Why it lands — The text requires obedience to a written legal standard through consistent, scheduled action. It frames worship as a binding administrative duty rather than a voluntary emotional expression.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
To offer burnt offerings unto the Lord upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the Lord, which he commanded Israel;
Cross-references
- Numbers 28:3 And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs.
- Exodus 29:38 This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.
- 1 Kings 18:29 Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.
- 2 Chronicles 2:4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.
- 2 Chronicles 31:3 The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, as written in the Law of the LORD.
- Ezra 3:3 They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land.
- Ezekiel 46:13 And you shall provide an unblemished year-old lamb as a daily burnt offering to the LORD; you are to offer it every morning.
- Daniel 9:21 while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.
- Amos 4:4 “Go to Bethel and transgress; rebel even more at Gilgal! Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days.