1 Chronicles 16:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God. | and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God. | and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and Benaiah | וּבְנָיָ֥הוּ | 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 Jahaziel | וְיַחֲזִיאֵ֖ל | ve-ya-cha-zi-'EL | H3166H | Jahazielיַחֲזִיאֵל (ya.cha.zi.el) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.16.6 § Jahaziel = "beheld of God" 1) a Benjamite warrior who joined David at Ziklag 2) a priest in the reign of David who helped move the ark 3) a Kohathite Levite, 3rd son of Hebron 4) a Levite, son of Zechariah, of the sons of Asaph, in the reign of Jehoshaphat 5) an ancestor of one of the families who returned from exile with Ezra |
| the priests | הַכֹּהֲנִ֑ים | 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) |
| with trumpets | בַּחֲצֹצְר֣וֹת | ba-cha-tzo-tze-ROT | H2689 | trumpetחֲצֹצְרָה (cha.tso.tse.rah) trumpet, clarion |
| continually | תָּמִ֔יד | ta-MID | H8548 | continuallyתָּמִיד (ta.mid) 1) continuity, perpetuity, to stretch 1a) continually, continuously (as adverb) 1b) continuity (subst) |
| 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 | אֲר֥וֹן | 'a-RON | H0727 | arkאֲרוֹן (a.ron) 1) chest, ark 1a) money chest 1b) Ark of the Covenant 2)(TWOT) coffin |
| [the] covenant of | בְּרִית־ | be-rit- | H1285 | covenantבְּרִית (be.rit) 1) covenant, alliance, pledge 1a) between men 1a1) treaty, alliance, league (man to man) 1a2) constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects) 1a3) agreement, pledge (man to man) 1a4) alliance (of friendship) 1a5) alliance (of marriage) 1b) between God and man 1b1) alliance (of friendship) 1b2) covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges) 2) (phrases) 2a) covenant making 2b) covenant keeping 2c) covenant violation |
| the God | הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ | 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) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.