1 Chronicles 15:18 — meaning, Hebrew and Greek word study, commentary
1 Chronicles 15:18
And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
second
הַמִּשְׁנִ֑יםha.mish.Nim
H4932
properly · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Zechariah
זְכַרְיָ֡הוּze.khar.Ya.hu
H2148
Zecarjah · proper noun, a man's name
Ben
בֵּ֡ןben
H1122
Ben · proper noun, a man's name
Jaaziel
וְיַֽעֲזִיאֵ֡לve.ya.'a.zi.'El
H3268
Jaaziel · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Shemiramoth
וּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ra.Mot
H8070
Shemiramoth · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 26:4 Moreover the sons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the f…
1 Chronicles 13:14 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all tha…
1 Chronicles 16:5-6 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and J…
1 Chronicles 16:38 And Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:
1 Chronicles 25:2-6 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied accordin…
1 Chronicles 25:9-31 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
1 Chronicles 26:8 All these of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two o…
1 Chronicles 26:15 To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 15:1-24
Preparation is here made for the bringing of the ark home to the city of David from the house of Obed-edom. It is here owned that in the former attempt, though it was a very good work and in it they sought God, yet they sought him, not after the due order, Ch1 15:13. "We did not go about our work considerately; and therefore we sped so ill." Note, It is not enough that we do that which is good, but we must do it well - not enough that we seek God in a due ordinance, but we must seek after him, in a due order. Note, also, When we have suffered for our irregularities we must learn thereby to be more regular; then we answer the end of chastisement. Let us see how the matter was mended. 1. David…
David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint . . . the singers with instruments--These eminent Levites were instructed to train the musicians and singers who were under them, for the solemn procession. The performers were ranged in three choirs or bands, and the names of the principal leaders are given (Ch1 15:17-18, Ch1 15:21), with the instruments respectively used by each. "Ben" (Ch1 15:18) is omitted (Ch1 15:20). Either it was used merely as a common noun, to intimate that Zechariah was the son of Jaaziel or Aziel, or Ben is the same as Azaziah [Ch1 15:21].
Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 15:17
- Heman - Asaph - Ethan - These were the three chief musicians in the time of David; see Ch1 6:31.
John Gill on 1 Chronicles 15:18
And with them their brethren of the second degree,.... Who were next unto them, both in office and skill in singing:
the fourteen following, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters; who, when they were not employed in singing, were doorkeepers of the sanctuary; either they had been porters at the tabernacle in Gibeon, or were so after the ark was placed in the tabernacle David prepared for it.
Dictionary and topics
Ben — (son), a Levite, one of the porters appointed by David for the ark. (1 Chronicles 15:18)
Benaiah — Built up by Jehovah. (1.) The son of Jehoiada, chief priest (1 Chr. 27:5). He was set by David over his body-guard of Cherethites and Pelethites (2 Sam. 8:18; 1 Kings 1:32; 1 Chr. 18:17). His…
Chronicles, Books of — The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e., “Acts of the Days.” This title was rendered by Jerome in his Latin version “Chronicon,” and hence…
Eliab — To whom God is father. (1.) A Reubenite, son of Pallu (Num. 16:1, 12; 26:8, 9; Deut. 11:6). (2.) A son of Helon, and chief of the tribe of Zebulun at the time of the census in the wilderness (Num.…
Elipheleh — God will distinguish him, one of the porters appointed to play “on the Sheminith” on the occasion of the bringing up of the ark to the city of David (1 Chr. 15:18, 21).
Heman — Faithful. (1.) 1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chr. 2:6, a son of Zerah, noted for his wisdom. (2.) Grandson of Samuel (1 Chr. 6:33; 15:17), to whom the 88th Psalm probably was inscribed. He was one of the “seers”…
Jaaziel — Comforted by God, a Levitical musician (1 Chr. 15:18).
Jehiel — God’s living one. (1.) The father of Gibeon (1 Chr. 9:35). (2.) One of David’s guard (1 Chr. 11:44). (3.) One of the Levites “of the second degree,” appointed to conduct the music on the occasion of…
Jeiel — Snatched away by God. (1.) A descendant of Benjamin (1 Chr. 9:35; 8:29). (2.) One of the Levites who took part in praising God on the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 16:5). (3.) 2 Chr. 29:13.…
Kirjath-jearim — City of jaars; i.e., of woods or forests, a Gibeonite town (Josh. 9:17) on the border of Benjamin, to which tribe it was assigned (18:15, 28). The ark was brought to this place (1 Sam. 7:1, 2) from…
Maaseiah — The work of Jehovah. (1.) One of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark (1 Chr. 15:18, 20). (2.) One of the “captains of hundreds” associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash…
Jehiel
וִיחִיאֵ֣לvi.chi.'El
H3171
Jechiel (or Jechavel) · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Unni
וְעֻנִּ֡יve.'u.Ni
H6042
Unni · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Eliab
אֱלִיאָ֡ב'e.li.'Av
H446
Eliab · proper noun, a man's name
Benaiah
וּבְנָיָ֡הוּu.ve.na.Ya.hu
H1141
Benajah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Maaseiah
וּמַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֡הוּu.ma.'a.se.Ya.hu
H4641
Maasejah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Mattithiah
וּמַתִּתְיָהוּ֩u.ma.tit.ya.Hu
H4993
Mattithjah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Elipheleh
וֶאֱלִ֨יפְלֵ֜הוּve.'e.Li.fe.Le.hu
H466
Eliphelehu · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Mikneiah
וּמִקְנֵיָ֨הוּu.mik.ne.Ya.hu
H4737
Miknejah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Obed-edom
וְעֹבֵ֥דve.'o.Ved
H5654
Obed-Edom · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Jeiel
וִֽיעִיאֵ֖לvi.'i.'El
H3273
Jeiel · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
porters
הַשֹּׁעֲרִֽיםha.sho.'a.Rim
H7778
a janitor · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 15:18
And with them their brethren of the second degree,.... Who were next unto them, both in office and skill in singing:
the fourteen following, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters; who, when they were not employed in singing, were doorkeepers of the sanctuary; either they had been porters at the tabernacle in Gibeon, or were so after the ark was placed in the tabernacle David prepared for it.
Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 15:16-18
This is the first of three lists of Levitical musicians (see 15:19-22; 16:4-6). This list gave the names of the three leaders (Heman, Asaph, and Ethan; see 6:33-47) along with their assistants.
Rashi on 1 Chronicles 15:18
And with them, their brethren the second in rank second in rank to them as gate sentries.
Zechariah Ben That was his name; and all these singers and gate sentries [served] on the road by bringing the Ark. The singers and the gate sentries that David stationed after they placed the Ark into the tent that David had pitched for it and in the Tabernacle of Shiloh, were gate sentries, but they were not gate sentries while on the road, because not that many gate sentries were required. Therefore, they became singers, with the exception of two, Berechiah and Elkanah (verse 23). All this was on the road, but when the Ark rested, the singers became gate sentries.
Mikneiah — (possession of Jehovah), one of the Levites of the second rank, gatekeepers of the ark, appointed by David to play in the temple band “with harps upon Sheminith.” (1 Chronicles 15:18,21)
Music — Jubal was the inventor of musical instruments (Gen. 4:21). The Hebrews were much given to the cultivation of music. Their whole history and literature afford abundant evidence of this. After the…
Obed-Edom — Servant of Edom. (1.) “The Gittite” (probably so called because he was a native of Gath-rimmon), a Levite of the family of the Korhites (1 Chr. 26:1, 4-8), to whom was specially intrusted the custody…
Obededom — (servant of Edom).
Porter — A gate-keeper (2 Sam. 18:26; 2 Kings 7:10; 1 Chr. 9:21; 2 Chr. 8:14). Of the Levites, 4,000 were appointed as porters by David (1 Chr. 23:5), who were arranged according to their families (26:1-19)…
Shemiramoth — Most high name. (1.) A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 17:8). (2.) A Levite in David’s time (1 Chr. 15:18, 20).
Shiramoth — (name of heights, i.e. Jehovah).
Unni — Afficted. (1.) A Levite whom David appointed to take part in bringing the ark up to Jerusalem from the house of Obed-edom by playing the psaltery on that occasion (1 Chr. 15:18, 20). (2.) A Levite…
Zechariah — Jehovah is renowned or remembered. (1.) A prophet of Judah, the eleventh of the twelve minor prophets. Like Ezekiel, he was of priestly extraction. He describes himself (1:1) as “the son of…
Asaph · organization of the tabernacle service — organization of the tabernacle service
Ben · A Levite — A Levite
Benaiah · 3. A Leviti — 3. A Leviti
Eliab · 6. A Levite, a porter and musician — 6. A Levite, a porter and musician
Elipheleh · A Levite of the second — A Levite of the second
Jaaziel · A Levite musician — A Levite musician
Jehiel · 1. A Levite porter, probably i — 1. A Levite porter, probably i
Jeiel · 4. A Levite and chorister in the tabernacle services — 4. A Levite and chorister in the tabernacle services
Maaseiah · 1. A Levite musician — 1. A Levite musician
Mattithiah · 2. A Levite musician — 2. A Levite musician
Mikneiah · A doorkeeper of the temple, and musician — A doorkeeper of the temple, and musician
Obed-Edom · .Doorkeeper of the ark of the covenant — .Doorkeeper of the ark of the covenant
Shemiramoth · 1. A Levite musician — 1. A Levite musician
Tact · .In organizing the temple music — .In organizing the temple music
Unni · 1. A musician in the time of David — 1. A musician in the time of David
Zechariah (Zecharias) · 2. Three Levites in the days of David — 2. Three Levites in the days of David
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
