2 Samuel 6:5

David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of cypress wood, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with castanets, and with cymbals.

World English Bible British with Deuterocanon

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4They brought it out of Abinadab’s house which was in the hill, with God’s ark; and Ahio went before the ark.

6When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached for God’s ark and took hold of it, for the cattle stumbled.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 16:16Let our lord now command your servants who are in front of you to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the harp. Then when the evil spirit from God is on you, he will play with his hand, and you will be well.”

2 Kings 3:15But now bring me a musician.” When the musician played, the LORD’s hand came on him.

1 Chronicles 15:10of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred and twelve.

Psalms 47:5God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.

Psalms 150:3Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet! Praise him with harp and lyre!

Daniel 3:7Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 6:2-6

The Removal of the Ark. ( b. c. 1045.) 1 Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. 3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart. 4 And… Read the whole commentary →

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