1 Chronicles 16 - EasyEnglish Bible 2024（EASY）

Chapter 16The Israelites worship God

1David had put up a special tent for God's Covenant Box, so they took it there. They put it in its place inside the tent. Then they offered burnt offerings and friendship offerings to God.

2After David had offered those sacrifices, he prayed that the Lord would bless the people.

3Then he gave a gift to every Israelite man and woman. Each person received a loaf of bread, some dates and some raisins.

4Then David chose some Levites to serve the Lord at the Covenant Box. They would lead prayers and songs to thank the Lord, Israel's God, and to praise him.

5Asaph was the leader of that group and Zechariah was the second leader. Then there were Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. Those men made music with harps and lyres. Asaph used the cymbals.

6The priests Benaiah and Jahaziel would make a noise with trumpets in front of God's Covenant Box many times each day.

David writes a song to thank God

7On that day, David first told Asaph and the other Levites to sing this song to thank the Lord:

8Thank the Lord!

Make his name famous!

Tell people in all the nations what he has done.

9Sing songs and make music

to praise him!

Tell people about the miracles that he has done.

10 Boast about his holy name.

Everybody who wants to worship the Lord should be very happy!

11Ask the Lord to help you!

Ask him to give you strength.

Always try to be near him

and worship him.

12Remember the great things that he has done.

Remember his miracles,

and the commands that he has spoken.

13You are the descendants of God's servant, Israel.

You are Jacob's descendants,

and God has chosen you to be his people.

14He is the Lord our God.

He rules the whole earth with justice.

15Always remember the covenant that he has made with us.

He made that promise to continue for ever.

16That is the promise that he made to Abraham,

and that he also made to Isaac.

17He repeated it to Jacob as a law.

It was a covenant with Israel's people

that would continue for ever.

18He promised, ‘I will give the land of Canaan to you.

It will belong to you and to your descendants.’

19At one time, God's people were only a few.

They lived in Canaan as strangers.

20They travelled among different nations

and different kingdoms.

21But the Lord did not let anyone hurt them.

He punished kings,

to keep his people safe.

22He said, ‘Do not even touch the people that I have chosen to be mine.

Do not hurt my prophets.’

23Sing to the Lord, all the world.

Every day, tell people the message that he has rescued us.

24Tell the other nations that he is very great.

Tell all of them about the great things that he has done.

25Yes, the Lord is great!

Everyone should praise him, as he deserves.

People should respect him with fear,

more than all other gods.

26All the other nations' gods are useless idols.

But the Lord made the heavens.

27We see that he is a very great king.

Strength and joy are in his home.

28You people of other nations,

recognize that the Lord is great and powerful.

29Agree that the Lord's name is great.

Bring a gift to offer to him in his temple.

Worship the Lord,

who is beautiful and holy.

30Everyone on earth must shake with fear in front of him.

He has fixed the world in its place,

so that nothing can shake it.

31The earth and the sky should be happy!

The people of all nations should say,

‘The Lord rules as king!’

32The sea and everything in it should shout aloud!

The fields and all their crops should shout with joy!

33Then all the trees in the forests will also sing,

because they are so happy.

They will be happy because the Lord is coming

to judge the earth.

34Thank the Lord, because he is good.

His faithful love will always be with us.

35Say to him, ‘God, you are the one who rescues us!

Please save us now!

Bring us safely home from among the other nations.

Then we will thank you!

We will shout aloud to praise your holy name.’

36Praise the Lord, Israel's God,

as he deserves!

Praise him now and for ever!

Then all the people said, ‘Amen! We agree! Praise the Lord!’

David chooses leaders to serve God in Jerusalem and in Gibeon

37King David had chosen Asaph and his relatives to serve the Lord at the Covenant Box. They must do that each day, as the rules said that they should do.

38They included Obed-Edom and 68 men from his clan. Jeduthun's son, Obed-Edom and Hosah were guards at the entrance of the tent.

39Zadok and the other priests served the Lord at the tabernacle in Gibeon. That was still the place where the Israelites worshipped God.

40Their job was to offer burnt offerings as sacrifices to the Lord on the big altar there. They did that every morning and every evening, as the Law of the Lord commanded. The Israelites had to obey that law.

41Heman and Jeduthun were with them at the tabernacle in Gibeon. There were also other Levites that David had chosen to help them. Their special job was to give thanks to the Lord with songs, because his faithful love continues for ever.

42Heman and Jeduthun also had authority for the trumpets, the cymbals and the other musical instruments. The musicians used them to praise God with their music. Jeduthun's sons stood as guards at the entrance of the tabernacle.

43After that, all the people left to return to their homes. David also went home to ask God to bless his family.