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John Gill's Exposition on 1 Chronicles 6:32
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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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 sanctuary: the three heads of them were of the three families of the Levites, as follow: of the sons of the Kohathites, Heman a singer; the chief of the singers, and who composed psalms and hymns, which are in the book of Psalms: the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel; or Samuel. This Heman was grandson of Samuel the prophet; for whose sake his genealogy is traced up to Jacob or Israel in the following verses, and stands thus; after Samuel, Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, Toah, Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai, Elkanah, Joel, Azariah, Zephaniah, Tahath, Assir, Ebiasaph, Korah, Izhar, Kohath, Levi, Israel. Ver. 39-43. And his brother Asaph, etc.] That is, Heman’s brother; so Asaph was, as he was a descendant from the same original ancestor Levi, yet in the line of Gershon; and as being of the same office, a precentor, or chief singer: who stood on his right hand; he was next to Heman; Heman stood in the middle, which was the most honourable f56, and Asaph on his right hand, and Ethan, after mentioned, on his left; even Asaph, whose name is often met with in the book of Psalms; and his genealogy here stands thus, as traced up to Levi, viz. Berechiah, Shimea, Michael, Baaseiah, Malchiah, Ethni, Zerah, Adaiah, Ethan, Zimmah, Shimei, Jahath, Gershon, Levi. Ver. 44-47. And their brethren, the sons of Merari, etc.] Who were the brethren of the Kohathites and Gershonites, descending from the same ancestor Levi: stood on the left hand; that is, of Heman, (see <130639>1 Chronicles 6:39), the chief of whom was Ethan, sometimes called Jeduthun, (<131641>1 Chronicles 16:41 25:1,3,6) and often in the book of Psalms; his genealogy is traced up to Levi thus; Kishi, called Kushaiah, (<131517>1 Chronicles 15:17) Abdi, Malluch, Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah, Amzi, Bani, Shamer, Mahli, Mushi, Merari, Levi.
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