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1 Chronicles 23:30

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 23:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;
1 Chronicles 23:30 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
27For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.
28For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;
29for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size;
30and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;
31and to offer all burnt-offerings unto Jehovah, on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Jehovah;
32and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, etc.] The office of others of them was to sing the praises of God, both vocally and with instruments of music, at the time of the morning sacrifice: and likewise at even; at the time of the evening sacrifice, by way of thankfulness for the mercies of the night and of the day.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Morning and even - The two solemn times of offering sacrifices: which work was attended with publick prayer and thanksgiving. 1 Chronicles 23:32”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“stand: Ch1 6:31-33, Ch1 9:33, Ch1 16:37-42, Ch1 25:1-7; Ch2 29:25-28, Ch2 31:2; Ezr 3:10, Ezr 3:11; Psa 135:1-3, Psa 135:19, Psa 135:20, Psa 137:2-4; Rev 5:8-14, Rev 14:3 every morning: Exo 29:39-42; Psa 92:1-3, Psa 134:1, Psa 134:2 1 Chronicles 23:31”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“"On each morning and evening to praise the Lord with song and instruments." These words refer to the duties of the singers and musicians, whose classes and orders are enumerated in 1 Chron 25. The referring of them to the Levites who assisted the priests in the sacrificial worship (Berth.) needs no serious refutation, for וּלהלּל הודות is the standing phrase for the sacred temple music; and we can hardly believe that the Levites sang psalms or played on harps or lutes while the beasts for sacrifices were slaughtered and skinned, or the meat-offerings baked, or such duties performed. 1 Chronicles 23:31”
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