2 Chronicles 29:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

And 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.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    He stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the command of David, Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; the command was from the LORD through His prophets.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he set{H5975} the Levites{H3881} in the house{H1004} of Jehovah{H3068} with cymbals,{H4700} with psalteries,{H5035} and with harps,{H3658} according to the commandment{H4687} of David,{H1732} and of Gad{H1410} the king's{H4428} seer,{H2374} and Nathan{H5416} the prophet;{H5030} for the commandment{H4687} was of{H3027} Jehovah{H3068} by{H3027} his prophets.{H5030}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he set{H5975}{(H8686)} the Levites{H3881} in the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068} with cymbals{H4700}, with psalteries{H5035}, and with harps{H3658}, according to the commandment{H4687} of David{H1732}, and of Gad{H1410} the king's{H4428} seer{H2374}, and Nathan{H5416} the prophet{H5030}: for so was the commandment{H4687} of{H3027} the LORD{H3068} by{H3027} his prophets{H5030}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And he set the Leuites in the house of the LORDE with Cymbales, Psalteries and harpes, as Dauid had commaunded, and Gad the kynges Seer, and the prophet Nathan for it was the commaundement of the LORDE by his prophetes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    He appointed also the Leuites in the house of the Lord with cymbales, with violes, and with harpes, according to the commaundement of Dauid, and Gad the Kings Seer, and Nathan the Prophet: for the commaundement was by the hande of the Lorde, and by the hande of his Prophets.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And set the Leuites in the house of the Lorde with cymbales, psalteries, and harpes, according to the commaundement of Dauid and of Gad the kinges sear, and Nathan the prophete: For so was the commaundement of the Lord through the hande of his prophetes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He set the Levites in the house of Yahweh 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 the commandment was of Yahweh by his prophets.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he appointeth the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, by the command of David, and of Gad, seer of the king, and of Nathan the prophet, for by the hand of Jehovah `is' the command, by the hand of His prophets;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he set the Levites in the house of Jehovah 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 the commandment was of Jehovah by his prophets.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he set the Levites in the house of Jehovah 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 the commandment was of Jehovah by his prophets.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then he put the Levites in their places in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments of music as ordered by David and Gad, the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for the order was the Lord's, given by his prophets.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He set the Levites in the house of Yahweh with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Yahweh by his prophets.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the LORD’s temple with cymbals and stringed instruments, just as David, Gad the king’s prophet, and Nathan the prophet had ordered.(The LORD had actually given these orders through his prophets.)

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 8:14 : 14 And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their tasks, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so David the man of God had commanded.
  • 2 Sam 24:11 : 11 For when David arose in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
  • 1 Chr 23:5 : 5 Moreover, four thousand were gatekeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise with them.
  • 1 Chr 25:1-7 : 1 Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for service the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, psalteries, and cymbals: and the number of the workers according to their service was: 2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the king's order. 3 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD. 4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth: 5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt the horn. And God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All these were under the direction 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. 7 The number of them, along with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the LORD, all who were skillful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.
  • 1 Chr 28:12 : 12 And the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
  • 1 Chr 28:19 : 19 All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
  • 1 Chr 29:29 : 29 Now the acts of King David, first and last, indeed, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,
  • 1 Chr 9:33 : 33 These are the singers, ancestors of the Levites, who stayed in the chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were employed in that work day and night.
  • 1 Chr 15:16-22 : 16 And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding by lifting up the voice with joy. 17 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and from his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; 18 And with them their brethren of the second rank, Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters. 19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass; 20 And Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries tuned to Alamoth; 21 And Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obededom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the Sheminith to excel. 22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was in charge of the singing: he instructed about the singing, because he was skillful.
  • 1 Chr 16:4-5 : 4 And he appointed certain Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel: 5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obededom, and Jeiel with psalteries and harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
  • 1 Chr 16:42 : 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 gatekeepers.
  • 1 Chr 21:9 : 9 And the LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
  • 2 Chr 30:12 : 12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 35:15 : 15 And the singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate. They could not depart from their service, because their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
  • 2 Sam 7:2-4 : 2 That the king said to Nathan the prophet, Look now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains. 3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in your heart; for the LORD is with you. 4 And it happened that night, that the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
  • 2 Sam 12:1-7 : 1 And the LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said, There were two men in one city; one was rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds. 3 But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nurtured: it grew up with him and with his children; it ate of his own food, drank from his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and it was like a daughter to him. 4 And a traveler came to the rich man, and he refused to take from his own flock and herd to prepare a meal for the wanderer who had come to him; instead, he took the poor man's lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him. 5 David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD lives, the man who has done this shall surely die. 6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and had no pity. 7 Nathan said to David, You are the man. Thus says the LORD God of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.

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  • 2 Chr 29:26-27
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    26 And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

    27 And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 25:1-2
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    82%

    1 Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for service the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, psalteries, and cymbals: and the number of the workers according to their service was:

    2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the king's order.

  • 1 Chr 15:15-17
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    15 And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles on it, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.

    16 And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding by lifting up the voice with joy.

    17 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and from his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

  • Ezra 3:10
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    10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, according to the ordinance of David king of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 25:6-7
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    6 All these were under the direction 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.

    7 The number of them, along with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the LORD, all who were skillful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

  • 1 Chr 16:4-5
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    4 And he appointed certain Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

    5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obededom, and Jeiel with psalteries and harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

  • 2 Sam 6:5
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    5 And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all kinds of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

  • 2 Chr 23:18
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    18 Also Jehoiada appointed the officers of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had assigned in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and singing, as was ordained by David.

  • 2 Chr 7:6
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    6 And the priests stood at their posts; the Levites also with instruments of music of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, for His mercy endures forever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

  • 2 Chr 5:12-13
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    12 Also the Levites who were the singers, all of them being Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and lyres and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them one hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:

    13 It happened, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endures forever: that the house was filled with a cloud, the house of the LORD;

  • 1 Chr 15:27-28
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    27 And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also wore an ephod of linen.

    28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of cornets, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.

  • Neh 12:27
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    27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to celebrate the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.

  • 2 Chr 35:15
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    15 And the singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate. They could not depart from their service, because their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

  • 1 Chr 13:8
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    8 And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, with singing, with harps, with psalteries, with timbrels, with cymbals, and with trumpets.

  • 2 Chr 29:30
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    30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise to the LORD with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.

  • 2 Chr 35:10
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    10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the king's commandment.

  • 2 Chr 8:14
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    14 And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their tasks, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so David the man of God had commanded.

  • Neh 12:24
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    24 And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, group by group.

  • 2 Chr 35:4
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    4 And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, by your divisions, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.

  • Neh 12:45-46
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    45 Both the singers and the gatekeepers kept the charge of their God, and the charge of purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

    46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were leaders of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

  • 1 Chr 6:31-32
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    31 And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after the ark had rest.

    32 And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem; and then they waited on their office according to their order.

  • 2 Chr 20:28
    70%

    28 So they came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments, harps, and trumpets, to the house of the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 15:19
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    19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;

  • 2 Chr 9:11
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    11 The king made from the algum wood terraces for the house of the LORD and for the king's palace, and harps and lyres for singers; such things had never been seen before in the land of Judah.

  • 1 Chr 16:42
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    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 gatekeepers.

  • 1 Chr 17:15
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    15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.

  • 2 Chr 31:2
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    2 And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD.

  • 2 Sam 7:17
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    17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.

  • 2 Chr 29:15
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    15 And they gathered their brethren, sanctified themselves, and came according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.

  • Neh 11:23
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    23 For it was the king's command concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.

  • 1 Chr 23:5-6
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    5 Moreover, four thousand were gatekeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise with them.

    6 And David divided them into divisions among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • 2 Chr 29:35
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    35 Also, the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order.

  • Ps 98:5
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    5 Sing to the LORD with the harp; with the harp and the sound of a psalm.

  • Ps 33:2
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    2 Praise the LORD with the harp; sing to him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

  • 1 Chr 15:2
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    2 Then David said, None should carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister to Him forever.

  • 2 Chr 34:12
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    12 And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all who were skilled in instruments of music.

  • 1 Chr 17:1
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    1 Now it happened, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Look, I live in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remains under curtains.

  • 1 Chr 23:2
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    2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

  • 1 Kgs 1:32
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    32 And King David said, Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada to me. And they came before the king.