2 Samuel 6:5

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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 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:

Let 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.

But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.

And 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.

Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.

God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.

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

Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

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:

Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.

That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;

General references

And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.