And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord ,.... 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. read more
To stand every morning - At the offering of the morning and evening sacrifice, they sounded their musical instruments, and sang praises to God. read more
To stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord (so 1 Chronicles 23:13 of this chapter and 1 Chronicles 25:7 ). Though Bertheau sees no special sign in the connection for this description to be confined to the four thousand whose special work and privilege it was, yet it is in entire analogy with the whole context so to confine it. read more
1 Chronicles 23:30-32. To stand every morning, &c., and at evening The two solemn times of offering sacrifices: which work was attended with public prayer and thanksgiving. According to the order commanded unto them continually That is, unto those persons, the Levites, of whom he speaks. The charge of the sons of Aaron That is, what the priests should commit to their charge, or command them to do. read more
Arrangements for the Levites (23:1-26:32)Having appointed Solomon to be his successor, David made further arrangements for the service of the temple. First, he set out a plan to distribute duties among the Levites. A census showed that there were 38,000 Levites eligible for temple service. Of these, 14,000 were official record-keepers, judges, guards, singers and musicians. The remainder were to help in the general service of the temple (23:1-6). Clearly, there were far too many Levites to work... read more
Preparations for temple service chs. 23-26Verses 1 and 2 of chapter 23 (1 Chronicles 23:1-2) provide an outline for what follows in chapters 23-27 but in reverse order. After David appointed Solomon as his coregent in 973 B.C., he began the preparations the writer described here.David adapted the service of the Levites, who assisted the priests, to the new temple ritual. This form of worship was a combination of tabernacle and divinely approved revised worship (1 Chronicles 23:3-32; Numbers 3).... read more
David makes Solomon King. Particulars relating to the LevitesThis and the following three chapters (supplementing the earlier history) describe the arrangements made by David for the organisation of the Temple service after Solomon had been appointed his successor. The incidents relating to this last event, which are recorded in 1 Kings 1, are omitted by the writer, who passes over all David’s domestic troubles.3. From the age of thirty years] This limit is given in Numbers 4:3, but... read more
(30) To thank and praise the Lord.—This refers to the special function of the 4,000 musicians (1 Chronicles 23:5). (Comp. 1 Chronicles 16:4.) Those who slew and flayed the victims could hardly have taken part in the service of song. read more
2. The Numbering and Arrangement of the Levites CHAPTER 23 1. Solomon made king (1 Chronicles 23:1 ) 2. The number of the Levites (1 Chronicles 23:2-6 ) 3. The Gershonites (1 Chronicles 23:7-11 ) 4. The sons of Kohath (1 Chronicles 23:12-20 ) 5. The sons of Merari (1 Chronicles 23:21-23 ) 6. The service of the Levites (1 Chronicles 23:24-32 ) David, in his seventieth year, made Solomon king. It is the first time, and afterwards (1 Chronicles 29:22 ) he was made king the second... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:24-32
Here is, I. An alteration made in the computation of the effective men of the Levites?that whereas, in Moses's time, they were not enlisted, or taken into service, till they were thirty-years old, nor admitted as probationers till twenty-five (Num. 8:24), David ordered, by direction from God, that they should be numbered for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and upwards, 1 Chron. 23:24. This order he confirmed by his last words, 1 Chron. 23:27. When he put his... read more