1 Chronicles 16:42
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 16:42 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 16:42 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instrume..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 16:42 — KJV
“And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters. porters: Heb. for the gate”
— 1 Chronicles 16:42 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 16:42 in Context — About the Book of 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles retells David's story for a generation returning from exile, anchoring their identity in genealogy, worship, and covenant. Its highlights are musical and devotional: David appoints singers, organizes temple worship, and prays one of Scripture's greatest thanksgiving prayers — including the famous prayer of Jabez.
Cross-References for 1 Chronicles 16:42
“Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 16:42: heman, jeduthun, trumpets
“And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. place: Heb. station”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 16:42: heman, jeduthun, sons
“It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 16:42: trumpets, cymbals, make
“Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 16:42: heman, jeduthun, cymbals
“All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. according...: Heb. by the hands of the king”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 16:42: heman, jeduthun, cymbals
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