1 Chronicles 16:5 Meaning and Explanation
“Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;”
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Read Full Chapter →The appointed musicians are named, with Asaph at their head sounding the cymbals while others play harps and lutes.
What Does 1 Chronicles 16:5 Mean?
Here the worship leaders are listed by name, each given a place and an instrument. Asaph stands as chief, marking the cymbals' beat, while others fill the air with strings.
God's house has room for many hands and many gifts, each one named and needed. That the chronicler records these names shows that no act of service offered to God is forgotten by Him. The harmony of the many, each playing his appointed part, becomes a single offering of praise rising before the ark.
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What does 1 Chronicles 16:5 mean?
The appointed musicians are named, with Asaph at their head sounding the cymbals while others play harps and lutes.