Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.
Servants
Bible References
Servants
Isaiah 14:1
For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob (the captives in Babylon) and will again choose Israel, and will settle them in their own land. Foreigners (Gentiles) will join them [as proselytes] and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob (Israel).
Two hundred
Exodus 15:20
Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron [and Moses], took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her with timbrels and dancing.
2 Samuel 19:35
I am this day eighty years old. Can I [be useful to advise you to] discern between good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or drink? Can I still hear the voices of singing men and women? Why then should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?
Nehemiah 7:67
besides their male and their female servants, of whom there were 7,337; and they had 245 male and female singers.
Psalm 68:25
The singers go in front, the players of instruments last;
Between them the maidens playing on tambourines.
The singers go in front, the players of instruments last;
Between them the maidens playing on tambourines.
Psalm 148:12
Both young men and virgins;
Old men and children.
Both young men and virgins;
Old men and children.
Ecclesiastes 2:8
Also, I collected for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I provided for myself male singers and female singers, and the delights and pleasures of men—many concubines.
Jeremiah 9:17
Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Consider and call for the mourning women to come;
Send for the wailing women to come.
Send for the wailing women to come.
Matthew 9:23
When Jesus came to the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players [who were professional, hired mourners] and the [grieving] crowd making an uproar,