KJV King James Version
And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun [were] porters.
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1 Chronicles 16:42
And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun [were] porters.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.
WEB World English Bible
and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.
ASV American Standard Version
and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and with them—Heman and Jeduthun—are trumpets and cymbals for those sounding, and instruments of the song of God, and the sons of Jeduthun are at the gate.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 16
39 And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that [was] at Gibeon,
40 To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and [to do] according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel;
41 And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy [endureth] for ever;
42 And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun [were] porters.
43 And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.
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וְעִמָּהֶם֩H5973 · imwithהֵימָ֨ןH1968 · he.manHemanוִֽידוּת֜וּןH3038 · ye.du.tunJeduthunחֲצֹצְר֤וֹתH2689 · cha.tso.tse.rahtrumpetוּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙H4700 · me.tse.letcymbalלְמַשְׁמִיעִ֔יםH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearוּכְלֵ֖יH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilשִׁ֣ירH7892 · shirsongהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430 · e.lo.himGodוּבְנֵ֥יH1121 · benson: childיְדוּת֖וּןH3038 · ye.du.tunJeduthunלַשָּֽׁעַר׃H8179 · sha.argate
Cross-references
Psalm 84:10For a day in thy courts [is] better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.Psalm 150:3-6Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.2 Chronicles 29:25-28And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for [so was] the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.2 Chronicles 7:6And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy [endureth] for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.1 Chronicles 25:6-7All these [were] under the hands of their father for song [in] the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
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