Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel with stringed instruments and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals;

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The writer of Chronicles inserted this passage between two sentences of the parallel passage in Samuel. It contains a detailed account of the worsh…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

THE INSTITUTION OF A MINISTRY FOR THE ARK. THE ODE SUNG ON THE DAY OF INSTITUTION.

This entire section is peculiar to the Ch…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Asaph the chief
Of those that were now appointed: otherwise, of the three principal singers, Heman was the chief, an…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Though God's word and ordinances may be clouded and eclipsed for a time, they will shine out of obscurity. This was merely a tent, a humble dwellin…