1 Chronicles 15:24
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. | Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark. | And Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow the trumpets before the ark of God; and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and Shebaniah | וּשְׁבַנְיָ֡הוּ | u-she-van-YA-hu | H7645G | Shebaniahשְׁבַנְיָהוּ (she.van.yah) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.15.24 § Shebaniah = "increased by Jehovah" 1) a Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 2) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 3) a 2nd Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 4) a priest appointed by David to blow with the trumpets before the ark of God |
| and Joshaphat | וְיֽוֹשָׁפָ֡ט | ve-yo-sha-FAT | H3146H | Joshaphatיוֹשָׁפָט (yo.sha.phat) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.15.24 § Joshaphat or Jehoshaphat = "Jehovah judges" 1) one of David's mighty warriors 2) a priest and trumpeter in the time of David |
| and Nethanel | וּנְתַנְאֵ֡ל | u-ne-tan-'EL | H5417I | Nethanelנְתַנְאֵל (ne.tan.el) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.15.24 § Nethaneel = "given of God" 1) son of Zuar and a chief of the tribe of Issachar at the exodus 2) the 4th son of Jesse and a brother of David 3) a priest in the reign of David who blew the trumpet before the ark when it was brought from the house of Obed-edom 4) a representative of the priestly family of Jedaiah in the time of Joiakim 5) a priest of the family of Pashur who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 6) a Levite, father of Shemaiah the scribe in the reign of David 7) a Levite, son of Obed-edom … |
| and Amasai | וַעֲמָשַׂ֡י | va-'a-ma-SAI | H6022I | Amasaiעֲמָשַׂי (a.ma.say) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.15.24 § Amasai = "burdensome" 1) a warrior and chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag 2) a Kohathite Levite, father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel 3) a priest who blew the trumpet before the ark 4) another Kohathite Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah |
| and Zechariah | וּ֠זְכַרְיָהוּ | U-ze-khar-ya-hu | H2148A | Zechariahזְכַרְיָהוּ (ze.khar.yah) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.21; son of: Meshelemiah (H4920); brother of: Jediael (H3043J), Zebadiah (H2069J), Jathniel (H3496), Elam (H5867H), Jehohanan (H3076I) and Eliehoenai (H0454A) § Zechariah = "Jehovah remembers" 1) king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II 2) son of Meshelemiah of Shelemiah, a Korhite, and keeper of the north gate of the tabernacle of the congregation 3) one of the sons of Jehiel 4) a Levite of the second order in the temple band in the time of David 5) one of the princes of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat … |
| and Benaiah | וּבְנָיָ֤הוּ | u-ve-na-YA-hu | H1141J | Benaiahבְּנָיָ֫הוּ (be.na.yah) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18 § Benaiah = "Jehovah has built" or "Yahweh has built up" 1) one of David's mighty warriors, son of Jehoiada the chief priest, a Levite, set by David over his bodyguard, later having remained faithful to Solomon during Adonijah's attempt on the crown, was raised into the place of Joab as commander-in-chief of the army 2) the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course 3) a Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon … |
| and Eliezer | וֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ | ve-'e-li-'E-zer | H0461J | Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר (e.li.e.zer) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.15.24 § Eliezer = "God is help" 1) Abraham's Damascene servant 2) a son of Moses 3) a Benjamite 4) a priest who helped move the ark 5) a Reubenite 6) a prophet who spoke to Jehoshaphat 7) a Levite chief 8) son of Harim 9) priest with foreign wife |
| the priests | הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים | ha-KO-ha-NIM | H3548 | priestכֹּהֵן (ko.hen) 1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler 1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah) 1b) pagan priests 1c) priests of Jehovah 1d) Levitical priests 1e) Zadokite priests 1f) Aaronic priests 1g) the high priest Aramaic equivalent: ka.hen (כָּהֵן "priest" H3549) |
| [were] blowing a trumpet | מַחְצְרִים֙ | ma-cha-tzo-tze-rim | H2690 | to blowחָצַר (cha.tsar) 1) to sound a trumpet 1a) (Piel) players on clarions (participle) 1b) (Hiphil) sound with clarions (participle) |
| on trumpets | בַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹת | ba-cha-TZO-tze-ROT | H2689 | trumpetחֲצֹצְרָה (cha.tso.tse.rah) trumpet, clarion |
| to before | לִפְנֵ֖י | lif-NEI | H6440G | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| [the] ark of | אֲר֣וֹן | 'a-RON | H0727 | arkאֲרוֹן (a.ron) 1) chest, ark 1a) money chest 1b) Ark of the Covenant 2)(TWOT) coffin |
| the God | הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים | ha-'E-lo-HIM | H0430G | Godאֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| and Obed- | וְעֹבֵ֤ד | ve-'o-VED | H5654 | Obed-edomעֹבֵד אֱדוֹם (o.ved e.dom) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.6.10; son of: Jeduthun (H3038); brother of: Mattithiah (H4993H), Gedaliah (H1436I), Zeri (H6874), Jeshaiah (H3470H) and Hashabiah (H2811I); father of: Shemaiah (H8098I), Jehozabad (H3075H), Joah (H3098I), Sachar (H7940), Nethanel (H5417K), Ammiel (H5988I), Issachar (H3485H) and Peullethai (H6469) Also named: shim.i (שִׁמְעִי "Shimei" H8096X) § Obed-edom = "servant of Edom" 1) a Levite and a Gittite who kept the ark after Uzzah was slain by God for touching the ark while it was being taken to Jerusalem … |
| Edom | אֱדֹם֙ | 'e-DOM | H5654 | Obed-edomעֹבֵד אֱדוֹם (o.ved e.dom) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.6.10; son of: Jeduthun (H3038); brother of: Mattithiah (H4993H), Gedaliah (H1436I), Zeri (H6874), Jeshaiah (H3470H) and Hashabiah (H2811I); father of: Shemaiah (H8098I), Jehozabad (H3075H), Joah (H3098I), Sachar (H7940), Nethanel (H5417K), Ammiel (H5988I), Issachar (H3485H) and Peullethai (H6469) Also named: shim.i (שִׁמְעִי "Shimei" H8096X) § Obed-edom = "servant of Edom" 1) a Levite and a Gittite who kept the ark after Uzzah was slain by God for touching the ark while it was being taken to Jerusalem … |
| and Jehiah | וִֽיחִיָּ֔ה | vi-chi-YAH | H3174 | Jehiahיְחִיָּה (ye.chiy.yah) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18; also called Jehiah at 1Ch.15.24; Another name of ye.i.el (יְעִיאֵל "Jeiel" H3273I) § Jehiah = "Jehovah lives" doorkeeper of the ark at the time of its establishment in Jerusalem |
| [were] gatekeepers | שֹׁעֲרִ֖ים | sho-'a-RIM | H7778 | gatekeeperשֹׁעֵר (sho.er) gatekeeper, porter |
| for the ark | לָאָרֽוֹן׃ | la-'a-RON | H0727 | arkאֲרוֹן (a.ron) 1) chest, ark 1a) money chest 1b) Ark of the Covenant 2)(TWOT) coffin |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.