1 Chronicles 16:42 (DBY)

Passage

and with them, [with] Heman and Jeduthun, trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud; and the musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were at the gate.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:40 to offer up burnt-offerings to Jehovah on the altar of burnt-offering continually, morning and evening, and according to all that is written in the law of Jehovah, which he commanded Israel;

1 Chronicles 16:41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, because his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

1 Chronicles 16:42 and with them, [with] Heman and Jeduthun, trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud; and the musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were at the gate.

1 Chronicles 16:43 And all the people departed every one to his house; and David returned to bless his household.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heman", "jeduthun", "trumpets", "cymbals", "should", "sound", "aloud", and "musical". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heman" and "jeduthun", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "and with them Heman and Jeduthun and..." into verse 43's "And all the people departed every one...", so "heman" and "jeduthun" 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 "heman" and "jeduthun" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.