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1 Chronicles 6:32
They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David appointed Levitical musicians to lead worship after the ark rested in the tabernacle. The passage situates their continuous service at the Tent of Meeting during the interval between David’s arrangements and Solomon’s temple construction.
The words — מְשָרְתִִים (me.sha.re.tim) translates literally as “serving,” and עַד־ (‘ad) means “until.” These terms anchor the verse’s description of sustained Levitical duty preceding the temple’s completion.
The thread — The narrative continues in 1 Chronicles 6:33 by listing Heman and other Kohathite singers who served alongside their sons. Parallel themes of temple worship and priestly service appear in 1 Kings 8:6 and Psalm 135:1.
Why it lands — The text records a historical transition of worship locations while affirming that Levitical duties continued according to established regulations. A reader must track how worship infrastructure changed without altering the prescribed order of service.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.
Cross-references
- Psalms 135:1 Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD,
- 1 Kings 8:6 Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.
- 1 Chronicles 6:10 Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,
- 1 Chronicles 9:33 Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.
- 1 Chronicles 16:4 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.
- 1 Chronicles 16:37 So David left Asaph and his associates there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,
- 1 Chronicles 25:7 Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 31:2 Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.
- 2 Chronicles 35:15 The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.