15 occurrences

'Lyres' in the Bible

Meanwhile, David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the Lord with all kinds of instruments made of fir wood, and with lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets and cymbals.

Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofMusiciansMusical Instruments, types ofSongsFir TreesTreesWorship, Elements OfMusical Instruments, Made OfOrchestrasCymbalsTambourinesHarpsLyresinstrumentsdrums

The king made of the almug trees supports for the house of the Lord and for the king’s house, also lyres and harps for the singers; such almug trees have not come in again nor have they been seen to this day.

Verse ConceptsHarpsLyreSingingMusical Instruments, Made OfLyres

David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, even with songs and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals and with trumpets.

Verse ConceptsMusical Instruments, types ofSongsTrumpetCymbalsMusic To CelebrateTambourinesHarpsLyresdrums

Then David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives the singers, with instruments of music, harps, lyres, loud-sounding cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.

Verse ConceptsHarpsLyreMusiciansMusical Instruments, types ofSingersOccupationsSingingSongsCymbalsInstrumentalistsLyres

and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel and Azaziah, to lead with lyres tuned to the sheminith.

Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the horn, with trumpets, with loud-sounding cymbals, with harps and lyres.

Verse ConceptsHarpsHornsMusical Instruments, types ofRamsShoutingShouting For JoyCymbalsLyres

Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom and Jeiel, with musical instruments, harps, lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals,

Verse ConceptsHarpsMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestrasCymbalsLyres

Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was:

Verse ConceptsCommanderHarpsLyreMinistry, Nature OfMusicMusical Instruments, types ofServanthood, And Worship Of GodCymbalsInstrumentalistsLyres

All these were under the direction of their father to sing in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, harps and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the direction of the king.

Verse ConceptsSingersCymbalsHarpsLyresDirection

and all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and kinsmen, clothed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps and lyres, standing east of the altar, and with them one hundred and twenty priests blowing trumpets

Verse ConceptsHarpsLinenLyreOrchestrasA Hundred And Some

From the algum trees the king made steps for the house of the Lord and for the king’s palace, and lyres and harps for the singers; and none like that was seen before in the land of Judah.

Verse ConceptsHarpsLyreSinging

They came to Jerusalem with harps, lyres and trumpets to the house of the Lord.

Verse ConceptsTrumpet

He then stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with harps and with lyres, according to the command of David and of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for the command was from the Lord through His prophets.

Verse ConceptsHarpsLyreMusical Instruments, types ofSeers

Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites from all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem so that they might celebrate the dedication with gladness, with hymns of thanksgiving and with songs to the accompaniment of cymbals, harps and lyres.

Verse ConceptsBaby dedicationHarpsJoy, Of IsraelLyreMusicMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestrasCymbalsBuilding Jerusalem's Wall

And every blow of the rod of punishment,Which the Lord will lay on him,Will be with the music of tambourines and lyres;And in battles, brandishing weapons, He will fight them.

Verse ConceptsHarpsMusicMusical Instruments, types ofMusic To Celebratedrums

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