KJV King James Version
And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of [instruments made of] fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Samuel 6:5
And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of [instruments made of] fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.
WEB World English Bible
David and all the house of Israel played before Yahweh with all kinds of instruments made of fir wood, and with harps, and with stringed instruments, and with tambourines, and with castanets, and with cymbals.
ASV American Standard Version
And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah with all manner of instruments made of fir-wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with castanets, and with cymbals.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and David and all the house of Israel are playing before Jehovah, with all kinds of instruments of fir-wood, even with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cornets, and with cymbals.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 6
2 And David arose, and went with all the people that [were] with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth [between] the cherubims.
3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that [was] in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.
4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which [was] at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
5 And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of [instruments made of] fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
6 And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth [his hand] to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook [it].
7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for [his] error; and there he died by the ark of God.
8 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.
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וְדָוִ֣ד׀H1732 · da.vidDavidוְכָל־H3605 · kolallבֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplaceיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelמְשַֽׂחֲקִים֙H7832 · sa.chaqto laughלִפְנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבְּכֹ֖לH3605 · kolallעֲצֵ֣יH6086 · etstree: woodבְרוֹשִׁ֑יםH1265 · be.roshcypressוּבְכִנֹּר֤וֹתH3658 · kin.norlyreוּבִנְבָלִים֙H5035 · ne.velbagוּבְתֻפִּ֔יםH8596 · tophtambourineוּבִמְנַֽעַנְעִ֖יםH4517 · me.na.nacastanetsוּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃H6767 · tsil.tsalbuzzing
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 13:8And David and all Israel played before God with all [their] might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.Psalm 150:3-5Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.Amos 5:23Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.Psalm 47:5God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.1 Samuel 16:16Let our lord now command thy servants, [which are] before thee, to seek out a man, [who is] a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.2 Kings 3:15But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.Daniel 3:10Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:Daniel 3:15Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; [well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who [is] that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?Psalm 68:25-27The singers went before, the players on instruments [followed] after; among [them were] the damsels playing with timbrels.Daniel 3:5[That] at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:Amos 6:5That chant to the sound of the viol, [and] invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;1 Samuel 18:6-7And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.1 Chronicles 15:10-24Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.Daniel 3:7Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down [and] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.1 Samuel 10:5After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where [is] the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
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