⁶And the priests stood, according to their offices; the Levites also with instruments of music[¹] of the Lord, which David the king had made to give thanks unto the Lord, for his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry: and the priests sounded trumpets before them; and all Israel stood.
[¹] Or, for the song of the Lord.
6. This verse, which is characteristic of the Chronicler, does not appear in 1 Kings.
instruments of music of the Lord] margin, instruments for the song of the Lord. Compare 1 Chronicles xxiii. 5; Amos vi. 5.
the priests sounded trumpets] Compare v. 12.
⁷Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord; for there he offered the burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offering, and the meal offering, and the fat.
7. the fat] Specially mentioned as the choice part of the sacrificial victim, a part never to be eaten but always to be burnt. Leviticus iii. 16, 17.
peace offerings] See note on 1 Chronicles xvi. 1.
the brasen altar which Solomon had made] Compare iv. 1; 1 Kings ix. 25.
meal offering] an offering consisting of fine flour mixed with oil and frankincense. Compare Leviticus ii. 1–7.