1 Chronicles 6:32

“And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacles of the congregation with singing, etc.] Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; this service they performed before the ark, which was in a tent or tabernacle David pitched for it; and which the Targum here calls the tabernacle of time, or a temporary tabernacle: until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; the temple there: and then they waited on their office according to their order; performed it in the manner prescribed by David, (see <132501>1 Chronicles 25:1-31). Ver. 33-38. And these are they that waited with their children, etc.] They and their posterity, who officiated in the service of singing psalms in the…”

“before the dwelling-place, &c.--that is, in the tent which David had erected for receiving the ark after it was removed from the house of Obed-edom [Sa2 6:17]. This was a considerable time before the temple was built. they waited on their office according to their order--which David, doubtless by the direction of the Holy Spirit, had instituted for the better regulation of divine worship.”

“The genealogies of David’s three chief singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan or Jeduthun. 1 Chronicles 6:32 They waited on their office - On the establishment and continuance of the choral service in the temple, see 2 Chronicles 5:12, 2 Chronicles 29:27-30; 2 Chronicles 35:15. 1 Chronicles 6:33 Heman - In general Asaph takes precedence of Heman and Jeduthun, but here Heman is placed first, because his family, that of the Kohathites, had the highest priestly rank, being the family which furnished the high priests (see 1 Chronicles 6:2-15). Shemuel - i. e. “Samuel.” Our translators have here given the Hebrew, while elsewhere they give uniformlv the Greek, form of the name. We learn by this…”

“they ministered: Ch1 16:4-6, Ch1 16:37-42; Psa 68:24, Psa 68:25 with singing: Eph 5:19 until Solomon: Ch1 6:10; Kg1 8:6-13 and then: Ch1 9:33, 25:7-31; Ch2 29:25-30, Ch2 31:2, Ch2 35:15; Ezr 3:10, Ezr 3:11, Ezr 6:18; Neh 11:17-23, Neh 12:27, Neh 12:28, Neh 12:45-47; Psa 134:1, Psa 134:2, Psa 135:1-3, waited Heb. stood, Ch1 6:33; Kg1 12:6, Kg1 12:8 according to their order: This order is specified below. Co1 12:11 1 Chronicles 6:33”