Study it in the app“He set the Levites in the house of YHWH with cymbals, with harps, and with lyres, according to the commandment of David and of Gad the seer of the king and of Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was by the hand of YHWH through his prophets.”
He setוַיַּעֲמֵדthe Levitesאֶת הַלְוִיִּםin the houseבֵּיתof YHWHיְהוָהwith cymbals,בִּמְצִלְתַּיִםwith harps,בִּנְבָלִיםand with lyres,וּבְכִנֹּרוֹתaccording to the commandmentבְּמִצְוַתof Davidדָּוִידand of Gadוְגָדthe seerחֹזֵהof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְand of Nathanוְנָתָןthe prophet;הַנָּבִיאforכִּיthe commandmentהַמִּצְוָהwas by the handבְיַדof YHWHיְהוָהthroughבְּיַדhis prophets.נְבִיאָיו
appoint
To put in place, name to a post.
Where else “yaamed” appearsLevite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appearstemple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearscymbals
Cymbals: a pair of metal plates sounded by striking one against the other.
Where else “metsiltayim” appearsharp
A stringed instrument played to accompany singing and praise.
Where else “nevalim” appearslyre
Lyre: a small stringed instrument.
Where else “chinorot” appearscommandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvat” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsGad
Gad, (1) a son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him with its land; (2) the prophet who was with David. The name means "good fortune".
Where else “gad” appearsseer
A prophet who sees what God shows him.
Where else “choze” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsNathan
Nathan: the name of several men; the best known are a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:14) and the prophet who spoke to David (2 Samuel 7; 12). It means "he has given."
Where else “natan” appearsprophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appearsthrough
Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.
Where else “yad” appears24The priests slaughtered them and made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, to make expiation for all Israel; for for all Israel the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering.
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26The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
