1 Chronicles 16:40 to regularly present burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offerings, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the Law of the LORD, which He had commanded Israel to keep.

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New International Version
to present burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering regularly, morning and evening, in accordance with everything written in the Law of the LORD, which he had given Israel.

New Living Translation
They sacrificed the regular burnt offerings to the LORD each morning and evening on the altar set aside for that purpose, obeying everything written in the Law of the LORD, as he had commanded Israel.

English Standard Version
to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering regularly morning and evening, to do all that is written in the Law of the LORD that he commanded Israel.

Berean Standard Bible
to regularly present burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offerings, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the Law of the LORD, which He had commanded Israel to keep.

King James Bible
To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel;

New King James Version
to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering regularly morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the Law of the LORD which He commanded Israel;

New American Standard Bible
to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to everything that is written in the Law of the LORD, which He commanded Israel.

NASB 1995
to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which He commanded Israel.

NASB 1977
to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which He commanded Israel.

Legacy Standard Bible
to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of Yahweh, which He commanded Israel.

Amplified Bible
to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering continually, morning and evening, in accordance with all that is written in the Law of the LORD, which He commanded Israel.

Christian Standard Bible
to offer burnt offerings regularly, morning and evening, to the LORD on the altar of burnt offerings and to do everything that was written in the law of the LORD, which he had commanded Israel to keep.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
to offer burnt offerings regularly, morning and evening, to the LORD on the altar of burnt offerings and to do everything that was written in the law of the LORD, which He had commanded Israel to keep.

American Standard Version
to offer burnt-offerings unto Jehovah upon the altar of burnt-offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of Jehovah, which he commanded unto Israel;

Contemporary English Version
They were to offer sacrifices on the altar every morning and evening, just as the LORD had commanded in the Law he gave Israel.

English Revised Version
to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded unto Israel;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They were ordered to sacrifice burnt offerings to the LORD. This happened on the altar of burnt offerings continually, morning and evening, as written in the LORD's Teachings that he gave Israel.

Good News Translation
Every morning and evening they were to burn sacrifices whole on the altar in accordance with what was written in the Law which the LORD gave to Israel.

International Standard Version
sacrificing the regular burnt offerings regularly each morning and evening to the LORD on the altar dedicated to that purpose, doing everything written in the Law of the LORD, just as he had commanded Israel.

Majority Standard Bible
to regularly present burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offerings, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the Law of the LORD, which He had commanded Israel to keep.

NET Bible
regularly offering burnt sacrifices to the LORD on the altar for burnt sacrifice, morning and evening, according to what is prescribed in the law of the LORD which he charged Israel to observe.

New Heart English Bible
to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded to Israel;

Webster's Bible Translation
To offer burnt-offerings to the LORD upon the altar of the burnt-offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel;

World English Bible
to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in Yahweh’s law, which he commanded to Israel;

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
to cause burnt-offerings to ascend continually to YHWH on the altar of burnt-offering, morning and evening, and for all that is written in the Law of YHWH that He charged on Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
to cause to ascend burnt-offerings to Jehovah, on the altar of burnt-offering continually, morning and evening, and for all that is written in the law of Jehovah, that He charged on Israel.

Smith's Literal Translation
To bring up burnt-offerings to Jehovah upon the altar of burnt-offering always at morning and at evening, and according to all written in the law of Jehovah which he charged upon Israel;

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
That they should offer holocausts to the Lord upon the altar of holocausts continually, morning and evening, according to all that is written in the law of the Lord, which he commanded Israel.

Catholic Public Domain Version
so that they could offer holocausts to the Lord upon the altar of holocausts continually, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the law of the Lord, which he instructed to Israel.

New American Bible
to make burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar for burnt offerings regularly, morning and evening, and to do all that is written in the law of the LORD which he commanded Israel.

New Revised Standard Version
to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering regularly, morning and evening, according to all that is written in the law of the LORD that he commanded Israel.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
To offer burnt offerings to the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he gave by the hand of Moses to teach to the children of Israel;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
To bring sacrifices to LORD JEHOVAH on the altar of burnt offering constantly at dawn and in the evening, and to do everything it is written in the law of LORD JEHOVAH, which he gave by the hand of Moshe, to teach the sons of Israel.

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
to offer burnt-offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of burnt-offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the Law of the LORD, which He commanded unto Israel;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
to offer up whole-burnt-offerings continually morning and evening, and according to all things written in the law of the Lord, which he commanded the children of Israel by Moses the servant of God.

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Context

Worship Before the Ark
…39And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon 40to regularly present burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offerings, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the Law of the LORD, which He had commanded Israel to keep. 41With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”…

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Cross References

Exodus 29:38-42
This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old. / Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight. / With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine. ...

Numbers 28:3-8
And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs. / Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight, / along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives. ...

Leviticus 6:8-13
Then the LORD said to Moses, / “Command Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering is to remain on the hearth of the altar all night, until morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar. / And the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it. ...

2 Chronicles 2:4
Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.

2 Chronicles 8:12-13
At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico. / He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles.

2 Chronicles 31:3
The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, as written in the Law of the LORD.

Ezra 3:3-6
They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land. / They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day. / After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings and those for New Moons and for all the appointed sacred feasts of the LORD, as well as all the freewill offerings brought to the LORD. ...

Nehemiah 10:33
for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.

Psalm 141:2
May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.

Daniel 9:21
while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.

Luke 1:9-10
he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. / And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.

Hebrews 10:11
Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

Hebrews 7:27
Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.

Hebrews 9:6
When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.

Romans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

Treasury of Scripture

To offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel;

To offer

Exodus 29:38-42
Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually…

Numbers 28:3-8
And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering…

1 Kings 18:29
And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.

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to regularly present burnt offerings to the LORD
The practice of offering burnt offerings was central to Israelite worship, symbolizing atonement and dedication to God. These offerings were a continual reminder of the need for reconciliation with God and the people's commitment to Him. The regularity of these offerings underscores the importance of consistent worship and obedience. Burnt offerings were entirely consumed by fire, representing total surrender to God, and prefiguring the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who offered Himself completely for the sins of humanity.

on the altar of burnt offerings
The altar of burnt offerings was located in the Tabernacle, and later in the Temple, serving as the primary place for sacrifices. This altar was a focal point of Israelite worship, signifying God's presence and the means by which the people could approach Him. Archaeological findings have provided insights into the construction and use of such altars in ancient Israel. The altar's centrality in worship highlights the necessity of sacrifice in maintaining a relationship with God, pointing forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ on the cross.

morning and evening
The twice-daily offerings, known as the Tamid offerings, were a perpetual reminder of God's continual presence and the need for ongoing devotion. This practice established a rhythm of worship and dependence on God throughout the day. The morning and evening sacrifices can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and who continually intercedes for believers. This regularity also reflects the biblical principle of seeking God at all times, as seen in Psalm 55:17.

according to all that was written in the Law of the LORD
The phrase emphasizes adherence to the Mosaic Law, which was given to guide Israel in their covenant relationship with God. The Law provided detailed instructions for worship, including the sacrificial system, and was considered the authoritative standard for Israel's religious and moral life. This adherence to the Law underscores the importance of Scripture as the foundation for faith and practice. It also points to Christ, who fulfilled the Law and the Prophets, as stated in Matthew 5:17.

which He had commanded Israel to keep
God's commandments to Israel were not merely suggestions but divine mandates that required obedience. These commands were part of the covenant relationship between God and His people, with blessings for obedience and consequences for disobedience. The emphasis on keeping God's commands highlights the theme of covenant faithfulness throughout the Old Testament. This obedience is ultimately fulfilled in Christ, who perfectly kept the Law and enables believers to live in obedience through the Holy Spirit.

Persons / Places / Events

1. The LORD (Yahweh)
The covenant God of Israel, who established the laws and commandments for His people.

2. Burnt Offerings
Sacrifices made to God, symbolizing atonement and dedication, offered on the altar.

3. Altar of Burnt Offering
A sacred place where sacrifices were made, located in the tabernacle and later in the temple.

4. The Law of the LORD
Refers to the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, which contain God's commandments to Israel.

5. Israel
The chosen people of God, who were given the Law to follow as part of their covenant relationship with Him.

Teaching Points

Consistency in Worship
The regularity of the offerings underscores the importance of consistent worship and devotion in our lives. Just as the Israelites were commanded to offer sacrifices daily, we are called to maintain a steady rhythm of prayer and worship.

Obedience to God's Commands
The offerings were made "according to all that is written in the Law of the LORD." This highlights the importance of obedience to God's Word. We are reminded to align our lives with Scripture, seeking to live in accordance with God's will.

Symbolism of Sacrifice
The burnt offerings symbolize atonement and dedication. In the New Testament, Christ's sacrifice fulfills this symbolism, calling us to offer our lives as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God (Romans 12:1).

The Role of the Priesthood
The priests were responsible for carrying out the offerings. In the New Covenant, all believers are part of a royal priesthood, tasked with offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ (1 Peter 2:5).

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 40. - To offer burnt offerings; i.e. the customary morning and evening sacrifices.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

to regularly
תָּמִ֖יד (tā·mîḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 8548: Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice

present
לְֽהַעֲלוֹת֩ (lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

burnt offerings
עֹל֨וֹת (‘ō·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

to the LORD
לַיהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the altar
מִזְבַּ֧ח (miz·baḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4196: An altar

of burnt offerings,
הָעֹלָ֛ה (hā·‘ō·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

morning
לַבֹּ֣קֶר (lab·bō·qer)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning

and evening,
וְלָעָ֑רֶב (wə·lā·‘ā·reḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6153: Evening

according to all
וּלְכָל־ (ū·lə·ḵāl-)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

that was written
הַכָּתוּב֙ (hak·kā·ṯūḇ)
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 3789: To grave, to write

in the law
בְּתוֹרַ֣ת (bə·ṯō·w·raṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

of the LORD,
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

which
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

He had commanded
צִוָּ֖ה (ṣiw·wāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

Israel to keep.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

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OT History: 1 Chronicles 16:40 To offer burnt offerings to Yahweh (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)