1 Chronicles 9:33 meaning and explanation
Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.
1 Chronicles 9:33, Berean Standard Bible
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The Chronicler, writing after the exile for a community rebuilding worship in Jerusalem, lists the Levites who returned and the duties assigned to them. Here he describes the musicians: heads of Levite families who lived in the temple chambers and were freed from other service because their musical duty continued day and night.
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