1 Chronicles 9:33 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bible Comments

And these Others of the Levites; of whose several offices he had spoken before. Are Or rather, were; which is understood all along in the foregoing and following verses. Remaining in the chambers That they might be ready to come whensoever they were called to the service of God in the tabernacle. Were free From all trouble and employment, that they might wholly attend upon their proper work; which was either composing or ordering sacred songs, or actually singing, or teaching others to sing them. Day and night Continually, and particularly in the morning and evening, the two times appointed for solemn service. Thus was God continually praised, as it is fit he should be, who is continually doing us good.

1 Chronicles 9:33

33 And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.