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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Hezekiah orders the Levites to take their positions in the temple during the restoration of worship, immediately following the king’s command for national sin offerings.
The words — וַ/יַּֽעֲמֵ֨ד (va/i.ya.'a.Med) means he stationed or established, indicating formal assignment to duty, while בִּ/מְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙ (bi/m.tzil.Ta.yim) denotes the specific use of cymbals to regulate the musical service.
The thread — This arrangement mirrors Solomon’s earlier organization of temple service according to David’s ordinances (2 Chronicles 8:14), fulfills the appointment of musicians with David’s instruments (1 Chronicles 23:5), and operates under the prophetic authority that previously guided David (2 Samuel 24:11).
Why it lands — The text requires readers to acknowledge that worship structure follows recorded command rather than innovation, demanding adherence to established prophetic and royal directives.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 8:14 In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.
- 1 Chronicles 23:5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
- 2 Samuel 24:11 When David got up in the morning, the word of the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:
- 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 15:16 David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.
- 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 16:42 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.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1 Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 30:12 Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.