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David also wore a linen ephod. <a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who carried the Ark, and also the singers, and Kenaniah the choir leader. David was also wearing a priestly garment. <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as also were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers and Chenaniah the leader of the music of the singers. And David wore a linen ephod. <a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod. <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/15.htm">King James Bible</a> And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen. <a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/15.htm">New King James Version</a> David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the music master with the singers. David also wore a linen ephod. <a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen with all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the leader of the singing with the singers. David also wore an ephod of linen. <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen with all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers and Chenaniah the leader of the singing with the singers. David also wore an ephod of linen. <a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen with all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers and Chenaniah the leader of the singing with the singers. David also wore an ephod of linen. <a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen with all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah the leader of the singing with the singers. David also wore a linen ephod. <a href="/amp/1_chronicles/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who carried the ark, and the singers and Chenaniah, director of the music of the singers. David also wore an ephod (a priestly upper garment) of linen. <a href="/csb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the music leader of the singers. David also wore a linen ephod. <a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the music leader of the singers. David also wore a linen ephod. <a href="/asv/1_chronicles/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: and David had upon him an ephod of linen. <a href="/cev/1_chronicles/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> David, the Levites, Chenaniah the music director, and all the musicians were wearing linen robes, and David was also wearing a linen cloth. <a href="/erv/1_chronicles/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: and David had upon him an ephod of linen. <a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> David was dressed in a fine linen robe, as were all the Levites who carried the ark, the [Levites who were] singers, and Chenaniah, the leader of the musicians' prophetic songs. David also wore a linen ephod. <a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> David was wearing a robe made of the finest linen, and so were the musicians, Chenaniah their leader, and the Levites who carried the Box. David also wore a linen ephod. <a href="/isv/1_chronicles/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> David wore a robe made from fine linen, as did all of the descendants of Levi who were carrying the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the music and choir director. David also wore a linen ephod. <a href="/msb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod. <a href="/net/1_chronicles/15.htm">NET Bible</a> David was wrapped in a linen robe, as were all the Levites carrying the ark, the musicians, and Kenaniah the supervisor of transport and the musicians; David also wore a linen ephod. <a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: and David had on him an ephod of linen. <a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen. <a href="/web/1_chronicles/15.htm">World English Bible</a> David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the choir master with the singers; and David had an ephod of linen on him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And David is wrapped in an upper robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who are carrying the Ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah head of the burden of the singers; and an Ephod of linen [is] on David. <a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And David is wrapped in an upper robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who are bearing the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah head of the burden of the singers; and on David is an Ephod of linen. <a href="/slt/1_chronicles/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And David being girded with an upper garment of byssus, and all the Levites lifting up the ark and those singing, and Chenaniah the chief of the lifting up of those singing: and upon David an ephod of linen.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that carried the ark, and the singing men, and Chonenias the ruler of the prophecy among the singers: and David also had on him an ephod of linen. <a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah, the leader of the prophecy among the singers. But David was also clothed with a linen ephod. <a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/15.htm">New American Bible</a> David was vested in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who carried the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah, the leader of song; David was also wearing a linen ephod. <a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as also were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the leader of the music of the singers; and David wore a linen ephod.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And David was clothed with robes of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark were also clothed with robes of fine linen; and David wore upon his linen garments an ephod of fine linen. <a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And David was clothed with a robe of fine white linen, and all the Levites who bore the Ark were wearing also robes of fine white linen, and on top of David’s robe of fine white linen, he was clothed with an ephod of fine white linen.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the singers in the song; and David had upon him an ephod of linen. <a href="/sep/1_chronicles/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And David was girt with a fine linen robe, and all the Levites who were bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the singers, and Chonenias the master of the band of singers; also upon David there was a robe of fine linen. <a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=4558" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/15.htm">Moving the Ark to Jerusalem</a> …26And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. 27<a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: wə·ḏā·wîḏ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">Now David</a> <a href="/hebrew/3736.htm" title="3736: mə·ḵur·bāl (V-Pual-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be mantled. From the same as kebel; to gird or clothe.">was dressed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4598.htm" title="4598: bim·‘îl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A robe. From ma'al in the sense of covering; a robe.">in a robe</a> <a href="/hebrew/948.htm" title="948: būṣ (N-ms) -- Byssus. From an unused root meaning to bleach, i.e. be white; probably cotton.">of fine linen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">as were all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: hal·wî·yim (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">the Levites</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: han·nō·śə·’îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">who were carrying</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/727.htm" title="727: hā·’ā·rō·wn (Art:: N-cs) -- A chest, ark. Or laron; from 'arah; a box.">the ark,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7891.htm" title="7891: wə·ham·šō·rə·rîm (Conj-w, Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- To sing. Or shuwr; a primitive root; to sing.">as well as the singers</a> <a href="/hebrew/3663.htm" title="3663: ū·ḵə·nan·yāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Two Isr. Or Knanyahuw; from kanan and Yahh; Jah has planted; Kenanjah, an Israelite.">and Chenaniah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: haś·śar (Art:: N-msc) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">the director</a> <a href="/hebrew/4853.htm" title="4853: ham·maś·śā (Art:: N-ms) -- From nasa'; a burden; specifically, tribute, or porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire.">of music</a> <a href="/hebrew/7891.htm" title="7891: ham·šō·rə·rîm (Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- To sing. Or shuwr; a primitive root; to sing.">for the singers.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/906.htm" title="906: bāḏ (N-ms) -- White linen. Perhaps from badad; flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment.">also wore a linen</a> <a href="/hebrew/646.htm" title="646: ’ê·p̄ō·wḏ (N-msc) -- Rarely oephod; probably of foreign derivation; a girdle; specifically the ephod or high-priest's shoulder- piece; also generally, an image.">ephod.</a> 28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_samuel/6-14.htm">2 Samuel 6:14</a> And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD, <a href="/2_samuel/6-20.htm">2 Samuel 6:20-23</a> When David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.” / But David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD, / and I will humiliate and humble myself even more than this. Yet I will be honored by the maidservants of whom you have spoken.” ... <a href="/1_chronicles/13-8.htm">1 Chronicles 13:8</a> David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets. <a href="/1_chronicles/16-4.htm">1 Chronicles 16:4-6</a> David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel. / Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals / and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God. <a href="/1_chronicles/16-29.htm">1 Chronicles 16:29</a> Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; <a href="/1_chronicles/23-5.htm">1 Chronicles 23:5</a> 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.” <a href="/1_chronicles/25-1.htm">1 Chronicles 25:1</a> Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service: <a href="/2_chronicles/5-12.htm">2 Chronicles 5:12-13</a> all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets. / The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud <a href="/2_chronicles/29-25.htm">2 Chronicles 29:25-30</a> Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets. / The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. / And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. ... <a href="/psalms/132-9.htm">Psalm 132:9</a> May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy. <a href="/psalms/132-16.htm">Psalm 132:16</a> I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy. <a href="/luke/1-8.htm">Luke 1:8-9</a> One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, / he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. <a href="/luke/1-23.htm">Luke 1:23</a> And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home. <a href="/luke/1-74.htm">Luke 1:74-75</a> deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear, / in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives. <a href="/luke/2-13.htm">Luke 2:13-14</a> And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: / “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had on him an ephod of linen.a robe<a href="/1_samuel/2-18.htm">1 Samuel 2:18</a> But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.<a href="/2_samuel/6-14.htm">2 Samuel 6:14</a> And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.Chenaniah<a href="/1_chronicles/15-22.htm">1 Chronicles 15:22</a> And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.song.<a href="/1_chronicles/15-22.htm">1 Chronicles 15:22</a> And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/15-26.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-26.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-26.htm">Bearing</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-26.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-25.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-26.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-22.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-22.htm">Chenaniah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-22.htm">Chenani'ah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-42.htm">Choirs</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-18.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-25.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-14.htm">Ephod</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-4.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-29.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-22.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-22.htm">Kenaniah</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-28.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-22.htm">Master</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-19.htm">Melody</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-24.htm">Music</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-19.htm">Singers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-22.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-22.htm">Song</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-24.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-8.htm">Wore</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-8.htm">Wrapped</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/15-28.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-10.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-8.htm">Bearing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-10.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-27.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-7.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-11.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-29.htm">Chenaniah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-29.htm">Chenani'ah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-31.htm">Choirs</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-16.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-29.htm">David</a> <a href="/hosea/3-4.htm">Ephod</a> <a href="/ezra/7-27.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-5.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-29.htm">Kenaniah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-16.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-13.htm">Master</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-9.htm">Melody</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-28.htm">Music</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-19.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-12.htm">Singers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-42.htm">Song</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-16.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-18.htm">Wore</a> <a href="/job/8-17.htm">Wrapped</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 15</div>1. <a href="/1_chronicles/15-1.htm">David having prepared a place for the ark,</a> 15. <a href="/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">the priests and Levites bring it from Obed-Edom</a> 25. <a href="/1_chronicles/15-25.htm">He performs the solemnity thereof with great joy</a> 29. <a href="/1_chronicles/15-29.htm">Michal despises him</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Fine linen was often used for priestly garments (<a href="/exodus/28-39.htm">Exodus 28:39-42</a>), symbolizing purity and holiness. This choice of clothing reflects David's desire to honor God and align himself with the Levitical priests during the ark's procession.as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark The Levites were designated by God to carry the Ark of the Covenant (<a href="/numbers/4-15.htm">Numbers 4:15</a>). Their wearing of fine linen underscores their sacred duty and the importance of the ark, which represented God's presence among His people. This moment marks a return to proper worship practices, as earlier attempts to move the ark had failed due to neglect of these divine instructions (<a href="/1_chronicles/13-9.htm">1 Chronicles 13:9-10</a>).as well as the singers The inclusion of singers highlights the role of music in worship and celebration. Music was integral to Israelite worship, often used to express joy and reverence (Psalm 150). The singers' participation in this event underscores the communal and celebratory nature of bringing the ark to Jerusalem.and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers Chenaniah's role as director indicates an organized and structured approach to worship. His leadership in music reflects the importance of skilled and orderly worship, as seen in other biblical instances where music played a crucial role in spiritual life (<a href="/2_chronicles/5-12.htm">2 Chronicles 5:12-13</a>). This organization points to the value placed on worship that is both heartfelt and excellently executed.David also wore a linen ephod The linen ephod was a priestly garment (<a href="/1_samuel/2-18.htm">1 Samuel 2:18</a>), and David wearing it signifies his role as a spiritual leader, though he was not a Levite. This act prefigures Christ, who is both King and Priest (<a href="/hebrews/7-17.htm">Hebrews 7:17</a>). David's wearing of the ephod symbolizes his heart for worship and his desire to lead the nation in honoring God, bridging the roles of king and priest in a manner that points to the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The King of Israel, who is leading the procession to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. His attire signifies humility and reverence. 2. <a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a> Members of the tribe of Levi, chosen to carry the Ark. Their role is crucial as they are set apart for religious duties. 3. <a href="/topical/s/singers.htm">Singers</a> Individuals appointed to lead worship through music during the procession. Their involvement highlights the importance of worship in the event. 4. <a href="/topical/k/kenaniah.htm">Kenaniah</a> The leader of the music of the singers, indicating an organized and structured approach to worship. 5. <a href="/topical/a/ark_of_the_covenant.htm">Ark of the Covenant</a> The sacred chest representing God's presence, being transported to Jerusalem, symbolizing God's dwelling among His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_leadership.htm">Humility in Leadership</a> David, despite being king, dresses in a simple linen robe and ephod, demonstrating humility and reverence before God. Leaders today should emulate this humility in their service. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_worship.htm">The Role of Worship</a> The involvement of singers and musicians underscores the importance of worship in approaching God. Worship should be central in our lives, both individually and corporately. <a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god's_presence.htm">Reverence for God's Presence</a> The careful transportation of the Ark by the Levites highlights the need for reverence and respect for God's presence. We should approach God with the same respect and awe. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_worship.htm">Unity in Worship</a> The collective participation of David, the Levites, and the singers illustrates the unity required in worship. Believers are called to worship together in harmony. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_ephod.htm">Symbolism of the Ephod</a> David wearing the ephod, typically a priestly garment, signifies his role as a spiritual leader. It reminds us that all believers are called to be a "royal priesthood" (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 15</a> <a href="/q/how_does_david_wear_an_ephod_legally.htm">In 1 Chronicles 15:27, David wears an ephod traditionally reserved for priests—how do we explain this apparent merging of royal and priestly roles without violating Mosaic Law? </a> <a href="/q/who_was_king_nadab_in_the_bible.htm">Did David dance nude before the Lord?</a> <a href="/q/did_david_dance_nude_before_the_lord.htm">Did David dance nude before the Lord?</a> <a href="/q/does_michal's_view_of_david_differ_in_2_samuel.htm">In 1 Chronicles 15:29, Michal criticizes David’s dance—does this episode conflict with the portrayal of Michal in 2 Samuel, creating an inconsistency in her character and motives?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen.--Samuel reads, "And David was dancing before Jehovah with all might" (Heb.). The Hebrew of our text may be a corruption or intentional alteration of this. The word for "clothed" is the Aramaic (<a href="/daniel/3-21.htm" title="Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.">Daniel 3:21</a>, m?kurb?l), which might easily be, by inadvertence or design, substituted for the rare word m?kark?r (Sam.), "dancing."A robe of fine linen.--Heb., a me'il of byssus. The me'il was an upper garment worn by persons of rank (<a href="/2_samuel/12-18.htm" title="And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?">2Samuel 12:18</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/15-27.htm" title="And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold on the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.">1Samuel 15:27</a>; <a href="/job/29-14.htm" title="I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.">Job 29:14</a>).And all the Levites . . . and the singers, and Chenaniah.--Scil., were clothed with a me'il of byssus.The master of the song.--Rather, the chief (overseer) of the bearing. (Comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/15-22.htm" title="And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skillful.">1Chronicles 15:22</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 27. - Several things in this verse indicate a somewhat uncertain and unsteady selection of particulars by the compiler from his original sources. The natural reading of the verse would seem to say that David and all those Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah, all wore the robe of byssus, while David had, in addition, the ephod of linen. Yet it is unlikely that all did wear the robe. Again, the Hebrew text exhibits no preposition before the singers, on the second occasion of the occurrence of the expression in this verse. Yet little sense can be found without a preposition. The robe was not distinctively a priest's garment (<a href="/1_samuel/18-4.htm">1 Samuel 18:4</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/24-5.htm">1 Samuel 24:5, 12</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/13-18.htm">2 Samuel 13:18</a>; <a href="/job/1-20.htm">Job 1:20</a>; <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Job 2:12</a>), though priests did wear it. The robe of byssus is spoken of only here; <a href="/2_chronicles/5-12.htm">2 Chronicles 5:12</a>; and <a href="/esther/8-15.htm">Esther 8:15</a>. Byssus, however, is spoken of as material for other purposes in <a href="/1_chronicles/4-21.htm">1 Chronicles 4:21</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/2-14.htm">2 Chronicles 2:14</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">2 Chronicles 3:14</a>; <a href="/esther/1-6.htm">Esther 1:6</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/27-16.htm">Ezekiel 27:16</a>. The ephod, on the other hand, was no doubt distinctively a high priest's garment (<a href="/exodus/28-4.htm">Exodus 28:4-12</a>), though we read of Samuel wearing one (<a href="/1_samuel/2-18.htm">1 Samuel 2:18, 28</a>), and of David doing the same, as on this occasion. The fine linen (בּוצ), in the first clause of this verse, is not the same with that (בָּך) in the last clause. The first clause of this verse (which makes the last clause somewhat redundant) bears some resemblance in letters to the <a href="/2_samuel/6-14.htm">2 Samuel 6:14</a> fourteenth verse of 2 Samuel 6. first clause, which means, "and David danced with all his might," and the two clauses exactly answer to one another in position - another suggestion of an uncertain text here. <a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now David וְדָוִ֞יד (wə·ḏā·wîḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse was dressed מְכֻרְבָּ֣ל ׀ (mə·ḵur·bāl) Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3736.htm">Strong's 3736: </a> To gird, clothe in a robe בִּמְעִ֣יל (bim·‘îl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4598.htm">Strong's 4598: </a> A robe of fine linen, בּ֗וּץ (būṣ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_948.htm">Strong's 948: </a> Cotton as were all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the Levites הַלְוִיִּם֙ (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> Levites -- descendant of Levi who were carrying הַנֹּשְׂאִ֣ים (han·nō·śə·’îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take the ark, הָאָר֔וֹן (hā·’ā·rō·wn) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_727.htm">Strong's 727: </a> A chest, ark as well as the singers וְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים (wə·ham·šō·rə·rîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7891.htm">Strong's 7891: </a> To sing and Chenaniah, וּכְנַנְיָ֛ה (ū·ḵə·nan·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3663.htm">Strong's 3663: </a> Chenaniah -- two Israelites the director הַשַּׂ֥ר (haś·śar) Article | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of music הַמַּשָּׂ֖א (ham·maś·śā) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4853.htm">Strong's 4853: </a> A burden, tribute, porterage, an utterance, chiefly a, doom, singing, mental, desire for the singers. הַמְשֹֽׁרְרִ֑ים (ham·šō·rə·rîm) Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7891.htm">Strong's 7891: </a> To sing David דָּוִ֖יד (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse also wore a linen בָּֽד׃ (bāḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_906.htm">Strong's 906: </a> Flaxen thread, yarn, a linen garment ephod. אֵפ֥וֹד (’ê·p̄ō·wḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_646.htm">Strong's 646: </a> A girdle, the ephod, highpriest's shoulder-piece, an image <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">1 Chronicles 15:27 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">1 Chronicles 15:27 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">1 Chronicles 15:27 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">1 Chronicles 15:27 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">1 Chronicles 15:27 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">1 Chronicles 15:27 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">1 Chronicles 15:27 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">1 Chronicles 15:27 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">1 Chronicles 15:27 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">1 Chronicles 15:27 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 15:27 David was clothed with a robe (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 15:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 15:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 15:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 15:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>