The Levitical singers — standing to praise — 'And the Levites, of the Korahites and the Kohaathites, stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice' (ולויים מבני קרח ומבני קהת עמדים להלל ליהוה אלהי ישראל בקול גדול למעלה). The Levites who 'stood up' (עמד) to praise (הלל) represent the cultic personnel who have internalized the oracle. The specific mention of Korahites and Kohaathites reflects the Chronicler's genealogical interest in Levitical divisions. The verb הלל (praise, celebrate) and the phrase 'very loud voice' (קול גדול) suggest joyful confidence, not fearful prayer. This is the Chronicler's distinctive emphasis — the Levites as the community's voice of praise, singing the theology of trust. In the face of military crisis, the people's response is to sing. Praise precedes deliverance.

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