Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 20:19
And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
19. the Korhites ] R.V. the Korahites. The Korahites were a branch of the Kohathites (1Ch 6:22 [7 Heb.], 37, 38 [22, 23 Heb.]); the Chronicler simply defines his first statement; those who stood up to praise were Kohathites by clan, Korahites by family.
a loud voice on high ] R.V. an exceeding loud voice.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The Levites stood up, by Jehoshaphats appointment.
With a loud voice on high, i.e. with most loud voice, with heart and voice lifted up; whereby they showed their full assurance of the victory, as if it were already accomplished.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
19. the Levites . . . stood up topraise the Lorddoubtless by the king’s command. Their anthemwas sung with such a joyful acclaim as showed that they universallyregarded the victory as already obtained.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites,…. Who were of the posterity of Kohath, in the line of Korah:
stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high; in high notes; they being the course in turn at this time for this service.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(19) And the Levites.The Levites are the first to rise up, in order to break forth into a hymn of thanksgiving.
Of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites.Sons of the Kohathites specifies the clan, and sons of the Korhites the house of the musicians who rose up on this occasion. The Korhites were the leading division of Kohath (1Ch. 6:22). And is explanatory; even, namely some of the sons of Korah. The sons of Korah were a guild of Levitical minstrels of the first rank. (Comp. the headings of many psalms, e.g., 44-49, connecting them with their authorship.)
To praise the Lord God of Israel.1Ch. 16:14 (hallel).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
19. The Korhites Descendants of Korah, who was also a son of Kohath, but mentioned particularly here, as it would seem, on account of the prominence of his children on this occasion.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Ch 20:19 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
Ver. 19. Stood up to praise the Lord. ] So sure they were of the victory, that even before they had it they sang an , a triumphant song. As to God, so to true faith, all things are present, all things are possible.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Levites: 1Ch 15:16-22, 1Ch 16:5, 1Ch 16:42, 1Ch 23:5, 1Ch 25:1-7
Korhites: Psa 44:1, Psa 49:1, *titles
a loud: 2Ch 5:13, Ezr 3:12, Ezr 3:13, Neh 12:42, Neh 12:43, Psa 81:1, Psa 95:1, Psa 95:2
Reciprocal: Jos 6:4 – trumpets of rams’ Jdg 7:15 – worshipped Neh 9:4 – cried Neh 9:5 – Stand up