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also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brothers, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them one hundred twenty priests sounding with trumpets;)

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Worship on a Grand Scale

Scholars emphasize the immense scale and detailed organization of the worship. The verse lists specific Levitical guilds of singers (Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun), various instruments, and a massive ensemble of 120 priests with trumpets. This demonstrates that the worship dedicating the temple was a significant, highly structured, and unified event, reflecting the great importance placed on praising God.

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2 Chronicles

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 2 Chronicles 5:12

19th Century

Bishop

All of them of Asaph ... brethren. —Hebrew: to all of them, to Asaph, to Heman, etc., and to their sons, and…

John Gill

John Gill

On 2 Chronicles 5:12

17th Century

Pastor

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 5:1).

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 2 Chronicles 5:11–14

17th Century

Minister

God took possession of the temple; he filled it with a cloud. In this way he signified his acceptance of this temple, to be the same to him as the …