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 you shall come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall happen, when you have come there to the city, that you shall meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tambourine, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they will be prophesying:

Let our lord now command your servants who are before you, to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. It shall happen, when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he shall play with his hand, and you shall be well."

But now bring me a minstrel." It happened, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Yahweh came on him.

David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, and with harps, and with stringed instruments, and with tambourines, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred twelve.

God has gone up with a shout, Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.

The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, in the midst of the ladies playing with tambourines,

Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet! Praise him with harp and lyre!

that whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, you 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 listen to the music of your harps.

who strum on the strings of a harp; who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;

General references

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