1 Chronicles, 25
11. The fourth was Izri, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.
11. The fourth was Izri, he and his sons and brothers were twelve.
1 Chronicles 25 deals with the organization of the Levites musicians for the temple service, including the appointment of leaders and the division of musical groups. The verses selected below are related to music, worship and worship of the Lord.
1 Chronicles 16:4: "And he began before the ark of the Lord some of the Levites by ministers, to remember, and to celebrate, and to praise the Lord God of Israel" this verse highlights the importance of the Levites as ministers in the worship and celebration of the Lord, which is related to the role of Levite musicians in 1 chronicles 25.
Psalm 33:3: "Sing a new song to you, touch well and with joy." This psalm encourages the creation of new songs to praise the Lord, which may have been a common practice among the Levite musicians of 1 Chronicles 25.
Psalm 150:3-5: "Praise it with the sound of trumpet; praise it with the psalter and the harp. Praise it with the adufe and the flute; praise it with stringed instruments and organ. o with the sound cymbals; praise him with altissonant cymbals. " This psalm lists a variety of musical instruments that may have been used by the Levite musicians in their temple performances.
1 Chronicles 16:42: "With them were Heman and Jedutum, with trumpets and cymbals, for those who had to play and with other instruments of music of God." This verse highlights the presence of God's music instruments in the worship of the Lord, which may have included the instruments used by the Levite musicians.
2 Chronicles 5:12-13: "And also the Levites, who were singers, all of them, asafe, Heman, Jedutum, and their sons and their brothers, dressed in fine linen, with cymbals, and with pilgrimages, And with harps, they were standing at the east of the altar; and with them one hundred and twenty priests, who played trumpets. " This verse describes the presentation of the Levite musicians during the dedication of the Temple of Solomon, which may have followed a model similar to that of the Levite musicians of 1 chronicles 25.
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