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

After that you will come to the hill of God where the garrison of the Philistines is; and when you come there to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place [of worship] with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, and they will be prophesying.

Let our lord now command your servants who are here before you to find a man who plays skillfully on the harp; and when the evil spirit from God is on you, he shall play the harp with his hand, and you will be well.”

But now bring me a musician.” And it came about while the musician played, that the hand (power) of the Lord came upon Elisha.

David and all Israel celebrated [joyfully] before God with all their might, with songs, lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

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

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

The singers go in front, the players of instruments last;
Between them the maidens playing on tambourines.

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

that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon (four-stringed harp), dulcimer, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.

“Take the noise of your songs away from Me [they are an irritation]!
I shall not even listen to the melody of your harps.

Who improvise to the sound of the harp—
Like David they have composed songs for themselves—

General references

He put the carrying poles through the rings at the sides of the ark, to carry it.