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1 Chronicles 16:42
Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records David’s organization of Levitical musicians during the ark’s installation, noting that Heman and Jeduthun lead the music while Jeduthun’s sons are assigned to the gate.
The words — חֲצֹצְר֤וֹת (cha.tzo.tze.Rot) translates as trumpets, and מְצִלְתַּ֙יִם (me.tzil.Ta.yim) translates as cymbals, both specified for those who sound aloud the songs of God.
The thread — This instrumental assignment parallels the directed Levitical musicians in 1 Chronicles 25:6, and the call to praise with specific instruments aligns with the list in Psalm 150:3.
Why it lands — The text requires ordered, instrument-led worship that acknowledges God’s enduring devotion, directing the reader to value structured praise over unguided expression.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.
Cross-references
- Psalms 84:10 For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
- Psalms 150:3 Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.
- 1 Chronicles 25:6 All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
- 2 Chronicles 7:6 The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, “For His loving devotion endures forever.” Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.
- 2 Chronicles 29:25 Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.