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1 Chronicles 15 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for 1 Chronicles 15, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
1 Chronicles 15 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָרוֹן | ʼârôwn | H727 | 15 | box |
| לֵוִיִּי | Lêvîyîy | H3881 | 11 | Levite |
| אָח | ʼâch | H251 | 11 | brother |
| שַׂר | sar | H8269 | 10 | head |
| דָּוִד | Dâvid | H1732 | 11 | David |
| עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם | ʻÔbêd ʼĔdôwm | H5654 | 5 | Obed-Edom |
| שִׁיר | shîyr | H7891 | 5 | song, singing |
How preachers through history handled this text
4 public-domain excerpts on 1 Chronicles 15, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The bringing in of the ark to the city of David was a very good work; it was resolved upon (xiii. 4), and attempted, but not perfected; it lay by the way in the house of Obed-edom. Now this chapter gives us an account of the completing of that good work. I. How it was done more regularly than before. 1. A place was prepared for it, ver. 1. 2. The priests were ordered to carry it, ver. 2-15. 3. The Levites had their offices assigned them in attending on it, ver. 16-24. II. How it was done more successfully than before, ver. 25. 1. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 1 Chronicles 15:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- City of David — 1 Chr 15:1
- Jerusalem — 1 Chr 15:14
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