1 Chronicles 16:42 (GNV)

Passage

Euen with them were Heman and Ioduthun, to make a sound with the cornets and with the cymbales, with excellent instruments of musicke: and the sonnes of Ieduthun were at the gate.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:40 To offer burnt offrings vnto the Lord, vpon the burnt offring altar continually, in the morning and in the euening, euen according vnto all that is written in the law of the Lord, which hee commanded Israel.

1 Chronicles 16:41 And with them were Heman, and Ieduthun, and the rest that were chosen (which were appointed by names) to praise the Lord, because his mercie endureth for euer.

1 Chronicles 16:42 Euen with them were Heman and Ioduthun, to make a sound with the cornets and with the cymbales, with excellent instruments of musicke: and the sonnes of Ieduthun were at the gate.

1 Chronicles 16:43 And all the people departed, euerie man to his house: and Dauid returned to blesse his house.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "euen", "heman", "ioduthun", "make", "sound", "cornets", "cymbales", and "excellent". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "euen" and "heman", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

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