1 Chronicles 16:40 (LSB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:38 and Obed-edom with his 68 relatives; Obed-edom, also the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah as gatekeepers.

1 Chronicles 16:39 Now he left behind Zadok the priest and his relatives the priests before the tabernacle of Yahweh in the high place, which was at Gibeon,

1 Chronicles 16:40 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.

1 Chronicles 16:41 And with them were Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to give thanks to Yahweh, because His lovingkindness endures forever.

1 Chronicles 16:42 And with them were Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those who should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun for the gate.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "offer", "burnt", "offerings", "yahweh", "altar", and "continually". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "offer" and "burnt", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "Now he left behind Zadok the priest..." into verse 41's "And with them were Heman and Jeduthun...", so "offer" and "burnt" 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 "offer" and "burnt" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.