2 Samuel 6:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

David

General references

Exodus 37:5

Bible References

David

Afterward you will come to

the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is; and it shall be as soon as you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and a lyre before them, and they will be prophesying.

Let our lord now command your servants who are before you. Let them seek a man who is a skillful player on the harp; and it shall come about when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he shall play the harp with his hand, and you will be well.”

But now bring me a minstrel.” And it came about, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.

David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, even with songs and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals and with trumpets.

of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and 112 of his relatives.

God has ascended with a shout,
The Lord, with the sound of a trumpet.

The singers went on, the musicians after them,

In the midst of the maidens beating tambourines.

Praise Him with trumpet sound;
Praise Him with harp and lyre.

that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe and all kinds of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.

“Take away from Me the noise of your songs;
I will not even listen to the sound of your harps.

Who improvise to the sound of the harp,
And like David have composed songs for themselves,

General references

He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry it.