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 the Philistines keep their watch. And when thou art come thither to the city thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the hill, with a psaltery, a timbrel, a pipe, and a harp before them; and they prophesying.

Let our lord therefore command his servants to seek a man that is a cunning player with a harp. And then when the evil spirit sent of God cometh upon thee, that he may play with his hand and thou shalt be eased."

But now bring me a minstrel. And as the minstrel played, the hand of the LORD was upon him.

And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, with singing, harps, psalteries, timbrels and trumpets.

And of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and of his brethren a hundred and twelve.

God is gone up with a merry noise, and the LORD with the sound of the trumpet.

The singers go before, the minstrels follow after; in the midst are the damsels playing with the timbrels.

Praise him in the sound of the trumpet; praise him upon the lute and harp.

that when ye hear the noise of the trumpets, which shall be blown, with harps, shawmes, Psalteries, Symphonies and all manner of Music: ye fall down and worship the golden Image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up.

Away with that noise of thy songs, I will not hear thy plays of music:

ye that sing to the lute, and in playing of instruments compare yourselves unto David;

General references

and put the staves in the rings along by the side of the ark to bear it withal.