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1 Chronicles 16:2-4
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1 Chronicles 16:2-4
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2 When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and communion offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord, 3 and distributed to every Israelite, to every man and every woman, a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a raisin cake.
David’s Directives for the Levites. 4 He then appointed certain Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to celebrate, thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel.(A)
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1 Chronicles 16:2-4
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1 Chronicles 16:2-4
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2 After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed(A) the people in the name of the Lord. 3 Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins(B) to each Israelite man and woman.
4 He appointed some of the Levites to minister(C) before the ark of the Lord, to extol,[a] thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel:
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 16:4 Or petition; or invoke
1 Chronicles 16:2-4
King James Version
1 Chronicles 16:2-4
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2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.
4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to record, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:
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1 Chronicles 16:2-4
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2 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord 3 and distributed to all Israel, both men and women, to each a loaf of bread, a portion of meat,[a] and a cake of raisins.
4 Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel.
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- 1 Chronicles 16:3 Compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
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