1 Chronicles 6:31

And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after that the ark had rest.

Cross-reference

1 Chronicles 15:16–22 Historical context

1 Chronicles 15:16-22 details David's appointment of singers — Heman, Asaph, Ethan — directly expanding on this verse.

1 Chronicles 16:1 Historical context

1 Chronicles 16:1 describes the ark's placement in the tent after the singers' appointment — the immediate next event.

1 Chronicles 25:1–31 Historical context

1 Chronicles 25:1-31 lists the divisions of singers David set over the service — a full expansion of this appointment.

1 Chronicles 9:33 details the Levitical singers who served day and night in the temple—the same group David appointed in 6:31.

1 Chronicles 23:5 records David assigning 4,000 Levites to praise with instruments—expanding on the music leadership introduced in 6:31.

1 Chronicles 23:30 describes the daily morning and evening praise duties of the Levites—consistent with the music ministry David established.

1 Chronicles 15:27 Historical context

1 Chronicles 15:27 describes David's linen ephod during the ark procession — the same event as the singers' appointment here.

2 Samuel 6:17 Historical context

2 Samuel 6:17 records the ark being brought into the tent — the same historical event as the context here.

2 Chronicles 7:6 describes the Levites using the instruments David made for praise—continuing the music ministry initiated in 6:31.

2 Chronicles 8:14 records Solomon following David's ordinance for Levites' praise duties—the same system established after the ark rested.

Ezra 3:10 Parallel

Ezra 3:10 shows post-exilic worship following David's directions for praise—the same instructions noted in 6:31.

2 Chronicles 34:12 mentions Levites skillful with music overseeing temple repair—a later continuation of the musical tradition David established.

Ezekiel 40:44 describes chambers for singers in the visionary temple, echoing the role David established for singers in the house of the Lord.