2 CHRONICLES 5:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)”
and all the Levites who were singers, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and kindred, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, stood east of the altar and with them a hundred and twenty priests who sounded trumpets — The Levitical singers (מְשׁוֹרְרִים, singers), organized under three families (Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun—the three major Levitical musician guilds), wore fine linen (שֵׁשׁ) and played cymbals (צִלְצְלִים), harps (נְבָלִים), and lyres (כִּנּוֹרוֹת). They positioned themselves east of the altar (קִדְמַת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, in front/to the east). Additionally, 120 priests sounded trumpets (חֲצֹצְרוֹת, chatzotzerot). The number 120 priests suggests the entire priesthood's participation. The east positioning placed the musicians at the most visible location, facing westward toward the altar and holy of holies. The ensemble—singers with instruments and trumpet-blowing priests—created overwhelming sensory experience: music and voices filled the courtyard. This verse depicts the temple dedication as multi-sensory celebration engaging sight, sound, and ritual movement.
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