2 Samuel 6:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of fir wood—lyres, harps, tambourines, rattles, and cymbals.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And David{H1732} and all the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} played{H7832} before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} with all manner of [instruments made of] fir-wood,{H1265} {H6086} and with harps,{H3658} and with psalteries,{H5035} and with timbrels,{H8596} and with castanets,{H4517} and with cymbals.{H6767}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And David{H1732} and all the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} played{H7832}{(H8764)} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} on all manner of instruments made of fir{H1265} wood{H6086}, even on harps{H3658}, and on psalteries{H5035}, and on timbrels{H8596}, and on cornets{H4517}, and on cymbals{H6767}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and Dauid and all the house of Israel played before the LORDE, with all maner of instrumentes of Pine tre, with harpes, and Psalteries, and tabrettes, and belles, and Cymbals.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Dauid and al the house of Israel played before the Lorde on all instruments made of firre, and on harpes, and on Psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Dauid and all the house of Israel played before the lord on sundry instrumentes made of Cedar wood, with harpes, psalteries, timbrelles, hornettes, and simbals.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    David and all the house of Israel played before Yahweh with all manner of [instruments made of] fir-wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with tambourines, and with castanets, and with cymbals.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And David and all the men of Israel made melody before the Lord with all their power, with songs and with corded instruments and instruments of brass.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    while David and all Israel were energetically celebrating before the LORD, singing and playing various stringed instruments, tambourines, rattles, and cymbals.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 13:8 : 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.
  • Ps 150:3-5 : 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with the lute and harp. 4 Praise him with the tambourine and dance; praise him with stringed instruments and flutes. 5 Praise him with loud cymbals; praise him with high sounding cymbals.
  • 1 Sam 18:6-7 : 6 And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments. 7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
  • 2 Kgs 3:15 : 15 But now bring me a musician. And it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
  • 1 Sam 10:5 : 5 After that you shall come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is: and it shall happen, when you come there to the city, that you shall meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tambourine, and a flute, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
  • 1 Sam 16:16 : 16 Let our lord now command your servants who are before you, to seek out a man who is a skillful player on a harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon you, that he shall play with his hand, and you shall be well.
  • 1 Chr 15:10-24 : 10 Of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren, one hundred and twelve. 11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab, 12 And said to them, You are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it. 13 For because you did not do it at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for we did not seek Him after the due order. 14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel. 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; 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. 23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark. 24 And Shebaniah, Jehoshaphat, Nethaneel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before the ark of God; and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
  • Ps 47:5 : 5 God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
  • Ps 68:25-27 : 25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the maidens playing with timbrels. 26 Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel. 27 There is little Benjamin with their leader, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
  • Dan 3:5 : 5 That at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
  • Dan 3:7 : 7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshiped the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
  • Dan 3:10 : 10 You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image.
  • Dan 3:15 : 15 Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image which I have made, well; but if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God who shall deliver you out of my hands?
  • Amos 5:23 : 23 Take away from me the noise of your songs; for I will not hear the melody of your lutes.
  • Amos 6:5 : 5 Who sing to the sound of the harp, and invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 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.

  • 1 Chr 15:27-28
    2 verses
    84%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 15:16
    80%

    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.

  • 2 Sam 6:14-15
    2 verses
    79%

    14 And David danced before the LORD with all his might, and David was girded with a linen ephod.

    15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.

  • Ps 150:3-5
    3 verses
    77%

    3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with the lute and harp.

    4 Praise him with the tambourine and dance; praise him with stringed instruments and flutes.

    5 Praise him with loud cymbals; praise him with high sounding cymbals.

  • 1 Chr 16:4-6
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    77%

    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;

    6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

  • 2 Chr 29:25-27
    3 verses
    76%

    25 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.

    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.

  • Ps 81:2
    76%

    2 Take a psalm, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant harp with the lyre.

  • 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.

  • Amos 6:5
    75%

    5 Who sing to the sound of the harp, and invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;

  • Job 21:12
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    12 They sing to the tambourine and harp, and rejoice to the sound of the flute.

  • Ps 33:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

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

    3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.

  • Ps 92:3
    74%

    3 On an instrument of ten strings, on the psaltery, and on the harp with a solemn sound.

  • 2 Chr 20:28
    74%

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

  • Ps 98:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 Sing to the LORD with the harp; with the harp and the sound of a psalm.

    6 With trumpets and the sound of a horn make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.

  • 1 Chr 25:1
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    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:

  • Ps 149:3
    73%

    3 Let them praise his name with the dance: let them sing praises to him with the tambourine and harp.

  • 1 Chr 25:6
    73%

    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.

  • 1 Sam 18:6
    73%

    6 And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments.

  • 2 Chr 9:11
    73%

    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.

  • Ps 68:25
    72%

    25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the maidens playing with timbrels.

  • 1 Chr 16:42
    72%

    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.

  • Dan 3:5
    72%

    5 That at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.

  • 1 Chr 23:5
    72%

    5 Moreover, four thousand were gatekeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise with them.

  • 2 Chr 5:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    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;

  • Ezra 3:10
    71%

    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 15:25
    71%

    25 So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy.

  • 2 Sam 6:2
    71%

    2 And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts who dwells between the cherubim.

  • 2 Sam 6:4
    70%

    4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God; and Ahio went before the ark.

  • Isa 5:12
    70%

    12 And the harp, and the viol, the tambourine, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they do not regard the work of the LORD, nor consider the operation of his hands.

  • 1 Chr 6:31
    70%

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

  • 1 Chr 15:20-21
    2 verses
    70%

    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.

  • Neh 12:27
    70%

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 10:12
    69%

    12 And the king made of the almug wood pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, also harps and lyres for singers: no such almug wood came, nor was seen, until this day.

  • Dan 3:10
    69%

    10 You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image.

  • 1 Chr 13:6
    69%

    6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who dwells between the cherubim, whose name is called on it.

  • 2 Sam 6:17
    69%

    17 And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it, and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

  • 2 Sam 6:6
    69%

    6 And when they came to Nachon's threshing floor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it, for the oxen shook it.

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