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Every Role Matters in Worship
This verse specifically names the doorkeepers, Obed-edom and Hosah, and their team of 68 relatives. Commentators point out that this detailed assignment shows the importance of every role in worship. Just as singers and priests had their duties, the doorkeepers had a vital, God-ordained ministry to guard and maintain order at the place of God's presence, reminding believers that all service is significant in God's house.
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1 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Chronicles 16:4–42
18th Century
Theologian
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
On 1 Chronicles 16:37–42
19th Century
Bishop
Resumption and conclusion of the narrative suspended at 1 Chronicles 16:7.
So (and) he left there.
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 16:38
17th Century
Pastor
Ver. 38 And Obededom, with their brethren, threescore and eight
The Levites, the brethren of Asaph and Obededom, the…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 16:37–43
17th Century
Minister
The worship of God ought to be the work of every day. David put it into order.
At Jerusalem, where the ark was, Asaph and his brothers were …