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1 Chronicles 16
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David Leads in Worship

16 They brought the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings[a] before God. 2 When David finished offering burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the Lord’s name. 3 He then handed out to each Israelite man and woman a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. 4 He appointed some of the Levites to serve before the ark of the Lord, to offer prayers, songs of thanks, and hymns to the Lord God of Israel. 5 Asaph was the leader and Zechariah second-in-command, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They were to play stringed instruments, Asaph was to sound the cymbals, 6 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of God’s covenant.

David Thanks God

7 That day David first gave to Asaph and his colleagues this song of thanks to the Lord.

8 Give thanks to the Lord!
Call on his name!
Make known his accomplishments among the nations.
9 Sing to him! Make music to him!
Tell about all his miraculous deeds.
10 Boast about his holy name.
Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
11 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives.
Seek his presence[b] continually!
12 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,
his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed,[c]
13 O children[d] of Israel, God’s[e] servant,
you descendants of Jacob, God’s[f] chosen ones!
14 He is the Lord our God;
he carries out judgment throughout the earth.[g]
15 Remember[h] continually his covenantal decree,
the promise he made[i] to a thousand generations—
16 the promise[j] he made to Abraham,
the promise he made by oath to Isaac![k]
17 He gave it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as a lasting promise,[l]
18 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as the portion of your inheritance.”
19 When they were few in number,
just a very few, and foreign residents within it,
20 they wandered from nation to nation,
and from one kingdom to another.[m]
21 He let no one oppress them;
he disciplined kings for their sake,
22 saying,[n] “Don’t touch my anointed ones!
Don’t harm my prophets!”
23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth!
Announce every day[o] how he delivers.
24 Tell the nations about his splendor,
tell[p] all the nations about his miraculous deeds.
25 For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise,
he is more awesome than[q] all gods.
26 For all the gods of the nations are worthless,[r]
but the Lord made the heavens.[s]
27 Majestic splendor emanates from him,[t]
he is the source of strength and joy.[u]
28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations,
ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!
29 Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves![v]
Bring an offering and enter his presence!
Worship the Lord in holy attire![w]
30 Tremble before him, all the earth!
The world is established, it cannot be moved.
31 Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be happy!
Let the nations say,[x] “The Lord reigns!”
32 Let the sea and everything in it shout!
Let the fields and everything in them celebrate!
33 Then let the trees of the forest shout with joy before the Lord,
for he comes to judge the earth!
34 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good
and his loyal love endures.[y]
35 Say this prayer:[z] “Deliver us, O God who delivers us!
Gather us! Rescue us from the nations!
Then we will give thanks[aa] to your holy name,
and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.”[ab]
36 May the Lord God of Israel be praised,
in the future and forevermore.[ac]
Then all the people said, “We agree![ad] Praise the Lord.”

David Appoints Worship Leaders

37 David[ae] left Asaph and his colleagues there before the ark of the Lord’s covenant to serve before the ark regularly and fulfill each day’s requirements,[af] 38 including Obed-Edom and sixty-eight colleagues. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were gatekeepers. 39 Zadok the priest and his fellow priests served[ag] before the Lord’s tabernacle at the worship center[ah] in Gibeon, 40 regularly offering burnt sacrifices to the Lord on the altar for burnt sacrifice, morning and evening, according to what is prescribed in the law of the Lord which he charged Israel to observe.[ai] 41 Joining them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord. (For his loyal love endures!)[aj] 42 Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of the music, including the trumpets, cymbals, and the other musical instruments used in praising God. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the entrance.[ak]

43 Then all the people returned to their homes, and David went to pronounce a blessing on his family.[al]

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 16:1 tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV “fellowship offerings.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 16:11 tn Heb “face.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 16:12 tn Heb “and the judgments of his mouth.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 16:13 tn Heb “seed.”
  5. 1 Chronicles 16:13 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  6. 1 Chronicles 16:13 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  7. 1 Chronicles 16:14 tn Heb “in all the earth [are] his judgments.”
  8. 1 Chronicles 16:15 tn The Hebrew text has a masculine plural imperative, addressed to the people. Some LXX mss harmonize the wording here to Ps 105:8, which has זָכַר (zakhar), the perfect third masculine singular form of the verb, “He (the Lord) remembers” (so NIV; NEB reads “He called to mind his covenant”).
  9. 1 Chronicles 16:15 tn Heb “[the] word he commanded.” The text refers here to God’s unconditional covenantal promise to Abraham and the patriarchs, as vv. 16-18 make clear.
  10. 1 Chronicles 16:16 tn Heb “which.”
  11. 1 Chronicles 16:16 tn Heb “his oath to Isaac.”
  12. 1 Chronicles 16:17 tn Or “eternal covenant.”
  13. 1 Chronicles 16:20 tn Heb “and from a kingdom to another people.”
  14. 1 Chronicles 16:22 tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
  15. 1 Chronicles 16:23 tn Heb “from day to day.”
  16. 1 Chronicles 16:24 tn The verb “tell” is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
  17. 1 Chronicles 16:25 tn Or “feared above.”
  18. 1 Chronicles 16:26 tn The Hebrew word אֱלִילִים (ʾelilim, “worthless”) sounds like אֱלֹהִים (ʾelohim, “gods”). The sound play draws attention to the statement. Many modern English translations render this term as “idols” here.
  19. 1 Chronicles 16:26 tn Or “the sky” (also in v. 31). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.
  20. 1 Chronicles 16:27 tn Heb “majesty and splendor [are] before him.”
  21. 1 Chronicles 16:27 tn Heb “strength and joy [are] in his place.”
  22. 1 Chronicles 16:29 tn Heb “the splendor of [i.e., due] his name.”
  23. 1 Chronicles 16:29 tn Or “in holy splendor.”
  24. 1 Chronicles 16:31 tn Heb “let them say among the nations.”
  25. 1 Chronicles 16:34 tn Or “is eternal.”
  26. 1 Chronicles 16:35 tn The words “this prayer” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
  27. 1 Chronicles 16:35 tn Heb “to give thanks.” The infinitive construct indicates result after the imperative.
  28. 1 Chronicles 16:35 tn Heb “to boast in your praise.”
  29. 1 Chronicles 16:36 tn Heb “from everlasting to everlasting.”
  30. 1 Chronicles 16:36 tn This is the Hebrew term אָמֵן (ʾamen, “surely”), traditionally transliterated “amen.”
  31. 1 Chronicles 16:37 tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  32. 1 Chronicles 16:37 tn Heb “according to the matter of the day in its day.”
  33. 1 Chronicles 16:39 tn The word “served” is supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
  34. 1 Chronicles 16:39 tn Or “high place.”
  35. 1 Chronicles 16:40 tn Heb “which he laid as a charge upon Israel.”
  36. 1 Chronicles 16:41 tn Perhaps this refers to the refrain of their songs of praise (see Ps 136). In this case one could translate, “to give thanks to the Lord with songs using the refrain, ‘For his loyal love endures.’”
  37. 1 Chronicles 16:42 tn Heb “and with them, Heman and Jeduthun, trumpets and cymbals for sounding, and the instrument of song of God, and the sons of Jeduthun [were] at the gate.”
  38. 1 Chronicles 16:43 tn Heb “to bless his house.” Elsewhere when “house” is the object of “bless,” it refers to a household or family. See, for example, 1 Chr 13:14; 17:27. However, since בֵּית (bet, “house”) refers to a literal house or home earlier in the verse and to David’s palace in 17:1, one might translate here, “David went to pronounce a blessing on [i.e., dedicate] his house [i.e., palace].”
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1 Crónicas 16
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16 Trasladaron el arca de Dios y la colocaron dentro de la carpa especial que David le había preparado. Le presentaron a Dios ofrendas quemadas y ofrendas de paz. 2 Cuando terminó de ofrecer los sacrificios, David bendijo al pueblo en el nombre del Señor. 3 Después repartió a cada hombre y mujer en todo Israel una hogaza de pan, un pastel de dátiles[a] y un pastel de pasas de uva.

4 David designó a los siguientes levitas para dirigir al pueblo en adoración ante el arca del Señor, para invocar sus bendiciones, para dar gracias y para alabar al Señor, Dios de Israel. 5 Asaf, el líder de este grupo, tocaba los címbalos. El segundo era Zacarías, seguido por Jeiel, Semiramot, Jehiel, Matatías, Eliab, Benaía, Obed-edom y Jeiel. Ellos tocaban las arpas y las liras. 6 Los sacerdotes, Benaía y Jahaziel, tocaban las trompetas continuamente ante el arca del pacto de Dios.

Cántico de alabanza de David

7 Ese día David le dio a Asaf y a sus compañeros levitas esta canción de agradecimiento al Señor:

8 Den gracias al Señor y proclamen su grandeza;
    que todo el mundo sepa lo que él ha hecho.
9 Canten a él; sí, cántenle alabanzas.
    Cuéntenle a todo el mundo acerca de sus obras maravillosas.
10 Regocíjense por su santo nombre;
    alégrense ustedes, los que adoran al Señor.
11 Busquen al Señor y su fuerza,
    búsquenlo continuamente.
12 Recuerden las maravillas y los milagros que ha realizado,
    y las resoluciones que ha dictado,
13 ustedes, hijos de su siervo Israel,
    descendientes de Jacob, los elegidos de Dios.

14 Él es el Señor nuestro Dios;
    su justicia se ve por toda la tierra.
15 Recuerden su pacto para siempre,
    el compromiso que adquirió con mil generaciones.
16 Es el pacto que hizo con Abraham
    y el juramento que le hizo a Isaac.
17 Se lo confirmó a Jacob como un decreto
    y al pueblo de Israel como un pacto eterno:
18 «Te daré la tierra de Canaán
    como tu preciada posesión».

19 Eso lo dijo cuando eran pocos,
    un pequeño grupo de extranjeros en Canaán.
20 Anduvieron de nación en nación,
    de un reino a otro.
21 Sin embargo, él no permitió que nadie los oprimiera.
    A favor de ellos, les advirtió a los reyes:
22 «No toquen a mi pueblo elegido
    ni hagan daño a mis profetas».

23 ¡Que toda la tierra cante al Señor!
    Cada día anuncien las buenas noticias de que él salva.
24 Publiquen sus gloriosas obras entre las naciones;
    cuéntenles a todos las cosas asombrosas que él hace.
25 ¡Grande es el Señor! ¡Es el más digno de alabanza!
    A él hay que temer por sobre todos los dioses.
26 Los dioses de las otras naciones no son más que ídolos,
    ¡pero el Señor hizo los cielos!
27 Honor y majestad lo rodean;
    fuerza y gozo llenan su morada.

28 Oh naciones del mundo, reconozcan al Señor;
    reconozcan que el Señor es fuerte y glorioso.
29 ¡Denle al Señor la gloria que merece!
    Lleven ofrendas y entren en su presencia.
Adoren al Señor en todo su santo esplendor;
30     que toda la tierra tiemble delante de él.
    El mundo permanece firme y no puede ser sacudido.

31 ¡Que los cielos se alegren, y la tierra se goce!
    Digan a todas las naciones: «¡El Señor reina!».
32 ¡Que el mar y todo lo que contiene exclamen sus alabanzas!
    ¡Que los campos y sus cultivos estallen de alegría!
33 Que los árboles del bosque canten de alegría delante del Señor,
    porque viene a juzgar la tierra.

34 ¡Den gracias al Señor, porque él es bueno!
    Su fiel amor perdura para siempre.
35 Exclamen: «¡Sálvanos, oh Dios de nuestra salvación!
    Reúnenos y rescátanos de entre las naciones,
para que podamos agradecer a tu santo nombre,
    alegrarnos y alabarte».

36 ¡Alaben al Señor, Dios de Israel,
    quien vive desde siempre y para siempre!

Y todo el pueblo exclamó: «¡Amén!», y alabó al Señor.

Adoración en Jerusalén y Gabaón

37 David dispuso que Asaf y sus hermanos levitas sirvieran continuamente ante el arca del pacto del Señor, encargados de hacer todo lo necesario cada día. 38 En este grupo estaban como porteros Obed-edom (hijo de Jedutún), Hosa y otros sesenta y ocho levitas.

39 Mientras tanto, David colocó al sacerdote Sadoc y a sus colegas sacerdotes en el tabernáculo del Señor en el lugar de adoración en Gabaón, donde siguieron sirviendo delante del Señor. 40 Cada mañana y cada tarde, sacrificaban al Señor las ofrendas quemadas habituales sobre el altar apartado para ese propósito, en obediencia a todo lo que está escrito en la ley del Señor, como él se lo había ordenado a Israel. 41 David también designó a Hemán, a Jedutún y a los demás que fueron elegidos por nombre para darle gracias al Señor, porque «su fiel amor perdura para siempre». 42 Acompañaban sus cánticos de alabanza a Dios[b] con trompetas, címbalos y otros instrumentos; y los hijos de Jedutún fueron designados como porteros.

43 Luego todos regresaron a su casa, y David volvió a su hogar para bendecir a su propia familia.

Footnotes

  1. 16:3 O una porción de carne. El significado del hebreo es incierto.
  2. 16:42 O Acompañaban la música sagrada; o Acompañaban el canto a Dios.
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1 Chronicles 16
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Ministering Before the Ark(A)(B)(C)

16 They brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched(D) for it, and they presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God. 2 After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed(E) 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(F) to each Israelite man and woman.

4 He appointed some of the Levites to minister(G) before the ark of the Lord, to extol,[a] thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel: 5 Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel,[b] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals, 6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

7 That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise(H) to the Lord in this manner:

8 Give praise(I) to the Lord, proclaim his name;
    make known among the nations(J) what he has done.
9 Sing to him, sing praise(K) to him;
    tell of all his wonderful acts.
10 Glory in his holy name;(L)
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
11 Look to the Lord and his strength;
    seek(M) his face always.

12 Remember(N) the wonders(O) he has done,
    his miracles,(P) and the judgments he pronounced,
13 you his servants, the descendants of Israel,
    his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
14 He is the Lord our God;
    his judgments(Q) are in all the earth.

15 He remembers[c](R) his covenant forever,
    the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
16 the covenant(S) he made with Abraham,
    the oath he swore to Isaac.
17 He confirmed it to Jacob(T) as a decree,
    to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
18 “To you I will give the land of Canaan(U)
    as the portion you will inherit.”

19 When they were but few in number,(V)
    few indeed, and strangers in it,
20 they[d] wandered(W) from nation to nation,
    from one kingdom to another.
21 He allowed no one to oppress them;
    for their sake he rebuked kings:(X)
22 “Do not touch my anointed ones;
    do my prophets(Y) no harm.”

23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth;
    proclaim his salvation day after day.
24 Declare his glory(Z) among the nations,
    his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

25 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(AA)
    he is to be feared(AB) above all gods.(AC)
26 For all the gods of the nations are idols,
    but the Lord made the heavens.(AD)
27 Splendor and majesty are before him;
    strength and joy are in his dwelling place.

28 Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations,
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.(AE)
29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;(AF)
    bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the Lord in the splendor of his[e] holiness.(AG)
30     Tremble(AH) before him, all the earth!
    The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.(AI)

31 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;(AJ)
    let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!(AK)”
32 Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;(AL)
    let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!
33 Let the trees(AM) of the forest sing,
    let them sing for joy before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge(AN) the earth.

34 Give thanks(AO) to the Lord, for he is good;(AP)
    his love endures forever.(AQ)
35 Cry out, “Save us, God our Savior;(AR)
    gather us and deliver us from the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name,
    and glory in your praise.”
36 Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(AS)
    from everlasting to everlasting.

Then all the people said “Amen” and “Praise the Lord.”

37 David left Asaph and his associates before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister there regularly, according to each day’s requirements.(AT) 38 He also left Obed-Edom(AU) and his sixty-eight associates to minister with them. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah,(AV) were gatekeepers.

39 David left Zadok(AW) the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon(AX) 40 to present burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering regularly, morning and evening, in accordance with everything written in the Law(AY) of the Lord, which he had given Israel. 41 With them were Heman(AZ) and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord, “for his love endures forever.” 42 Heman and Jeduthun were responsible for the sounding of the trumpets and cymbals and for the playing of the other instruments for sacred song.(BA) The sons of Jeduthun(BB) were stationed at the gate.

43 Then all the people left, each for their own home, and David returned home to bless his family.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 16:4 Or petition; or invoke
  2. 1 Chronicles 16:5 See 15:18,20; Hebrew Jeiel, possibly another name for Jaaziel.
  3. 1 Chronicles 16:15 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Psalm 105:8); Hebrew Remember
  4. 1 Chronicles 16:20 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 105:12); most Hebrew manuscripts inherit, / 19 though you are but few in number, / few indeed, and strangers in it.” / 20 They
  5. 1 Chronicles 16:29 Or Lord with the splendor of
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