Discovery Box1 Chronicles 15:20
Context15:20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to the alamoth style; 1
1 Chronicles 16:6
Context16:6 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of God’s covenant.
1 Chronicles 18:17
Context18:17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised 2 the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials. 3
[15:20] 1 tn The meaning of the Hebrew word עֲלָמוֹת (’alamot) is uncertain; perhaps it refers to a particular style of music. See HALOT 835-36 s.v. עַלְמָה.
[18:17] 2 tn Heb “[was] over.”
[18:17] 3 tn Heb “and the sons of David [were] the heads at the hand of David.” The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:18 identifies them as “priests” (see sn there on the word “priests”).
