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1 Chronicles 16:43 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" All the people departed, each man to his house; and David returned to bless his house. "
1 Chronicles 16:43
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41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his loving kindness endures forever;
42 and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.
43 All the people departed, each man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.
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1 Chronicles 16:1
"They brought in God’s ark, and set it in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God."
1 Chronicles 16:2
"When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the LORD’s name."
1 Chronicles 16:3
"He gave to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins."
1 Chronicles 16:4
"He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the LORD’s ark, and to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel:"
1 Chronicles 16:5
"Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with stringed instruments and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;"
1 Chronicles 16:6
"with Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God."
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