1 Chronicles 16:6 (KJV)

Passage

Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

1 Chronicles 16:5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

1 Chronicles 16:6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

1 Chronicles 16:7 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

1 Chronicles 16:8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "benaiah", "jahaziel", "priests", "trumpets", "continually", "before", and "covenant". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "benaiah" and "jahaziel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Asaph the chief and next to him..." into verse 7's "Then on that day David delivered first...", so "benaiah" and "jahaziel" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "benaiah" and "jahaziel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.