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1 Chronicles 16:6
and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records this detail during the formal establishment of worship around the ark in Jerusalem, immediately after listing David’s appointed musicians. The narrative shifts focus to the specific priests assigned to maintain the ark’s liturgical environment.
The words — The text emphasizes תָּמִיד (ta.Mid), meaning "continually," and חֲצֹצְרוֹת (cha.tzo.tze.Rot), meaning "trumpets." These terms specify that Benaiah and Jahaziel executed their duty with a fixed, unceasing rhythm before the ark.
The thread — This arrangement mirrors the priestly mandate in Numbers 10:8 and reappears in 2 Chronicles 29:26. The Chronicler consistently ties trumpet-blowing priests to the ark’s presence across Israel’s worship history.
Why it lands — The verse establishes that regular, priest-led trumpet ministry is a prescribed requirement for worship before the covenant ark. Readers are called to recognize that structured, ongoing liturgical duties define proper reverence for God’s presence.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 29:26 The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 13:12 Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”