2 Samuel 6:5

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

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WEBBE

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.

BSB

David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.

KJV

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.

ASV

And 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

And 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.

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וְדָוִד ve·da·vid and David H1732 וְכָל־ ve·khol and all H3605 בֵּית beit [the] house of H1004 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 מְשַׂחֲקִים me·sa·cha·kim [were] playing H7832 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 בְּכֹל be·khol on all H3605 עֲצֵי 'a·tzei wood(s) of H6086 בְרוֹשִׁים ve·ro·shim fir trees H1265 וּבְכִנֹּרוֹת u·ve·khi·no·rot and on harps H3658 וּבִנְבָלִים u·vin·va·lim and on lyres H5035 וּבְתֻפִּים u·ve·tu·pim and on tambourines H8596 וּבִמְנַעַנְעִים u·vim·na·'an·'im and on rattles H4517 וּבְצֶלְצֶלִים u·ve·tzel·tze·lim and on cymbals H6767

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–5

God is present with the souls of his people, when they want the outward tokens of his presence; but now David is settled in the throne, the honour of the ark begins to revive. Let us learn hence, to think and to speak highly of God; and to think and speak honourably of holy ordinances, which are to us as the ark was unto Israel, the tokens of God's presence, Mt 28:20. Christ is our Ark; in and by him God manifests his favour, and accepts our prayers and praises. The ark especially typified Christ and his mediation, in which the name of Jehovah and all his glories are displayed. The priests should have carried the ark upon their shoulders. Philistines may carry the ark in a cart without suffering for it; but if Israelites do so, it is at their peril, because this was not what God appointed.

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DavidTrumpetPsalteryCymbalTimbrelFir Tree

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.