2 Samuel 6:5
What does 2 Samuel 6:5 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 6:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah with all manner of instruments made of fir-wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with castanets, and with cymbals.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah with all manner of instruments made of fir-wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with castanets, and with cymbals.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And David and all the men of Israel made melody before the Lord with all their power, with songs and with corded instruments and instruments of brass.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and David and all the house of Israel are playing before Jehovah, with all kinds of <FI>instruments<Fi> of fir-wood, even with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cornets, and with cymbals.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But David and all Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of wood, on harps and lutes and timbrels and cornets and cymbals.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah on all manner of [instruments made of] cypress wood, with harps, and with lutes, and with tambours, and with sistra, and with cymbals.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 15:10
of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.
- Psalms 47:5
God is gone up with a shout, Jehovah with the sound of a trumpet.
- Daniel 3:5
that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up;
- 1 Samuel 18:6
And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and with instruments of music.
- Amos 5:23
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
- 2 Kings 3:15
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah came upon him.
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