2 Samuel 6:5

2 Samuel 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)David and all Israel were celebrating with all their might before the Lord, with castanets, harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums and cymbals.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the Lord, with songs and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then David and all the house of Israel played music before the Lord on all kinds of instruments of fir wood, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on sistrums, and on cymbals.

Context of 2 Samuel 6:5

3They put the Covenant Box on a new cart. They took it out of Abinadab's house which was on the hill. Abinadab's sons, Uzzah and Ahio, were leading the new cart 4which had the Covenant Box on it. Ahio walked in front of the Covenant Box. David and all Israel's people were singing and dancing with all their strength to praise the Lord. They made music with harps, lyres, tambourines, shakers and cymbals. 6They reached the place of Nacon's threshing floor. There the oxen that were pulling the cart almost fell. So Uzzah reached out to hold God's Covenant Box to stop it falling. 7The Lord was very angry with Uzzah because he did not respect God's rules. He immediately knocked Uzzah down to the ground. Uzzah died there, beside the Covenant Box.

2 Samuel 6:5 word by word

וְדָוִ֣ד׀ וְכָל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מְשַֽׂחֲקִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בְּכֹ֖ל עֲצֵ֣י בְרוֹשִׁ֑ים וּבְכִנֹּר֤וֹת וּבִנְבָלִים֙ וּבְתֻפִּ֔ים וּבִמְנַֽעַנְעִ֖ים וּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and all the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• playedשָׂחַקώâchaq · to laughH7832
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• firבְּרוֹשׁberôsh · cypressH1265
• woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• even on harpsכִּנּוֹרkinnôr · lyreH3658
• and on psalteriesנֵ֫בֶלnebel nêbel · harpH5035
• and on timbrelsתֹּףtôph · tambourineH8596
• and on cornetsמְנַעֲנֵעַmena‛na‛ · rattleH4517
• and on cymbalsצֶלְצְלִיםtselâtsal · cymbalsH6767

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 6:5

• 1 Samuel 10:5Then you must go to God's special hill at Gibeah. Some Philistine soldiers have their camp there. When you reach the town, you will meet a group of prophets. They will be coming down from the hill where people worship God. They will be making music with their harps, tambourines, flutes and lyres. They will be prophesying as they go along.
• 1 Samuel 16:16If you agree, we will look for a man who can make music on a harp. When the evil spirit gives you trouble, this man can make music. Then you will not feel so upset.’
• 2 Kings 3:15But now, bring someone to play music on a harp for me.’ While the man was making music, the Lord's power came to Elisha.
• 1 Chronicles 13:8David and all the Israelites were singing and dancing with all their strength to praise God. They made music with harps, lyres, tambourines, cymbals and trumpets.
• 1 Chronicles 15:10From Uzziel's clan, 112 people with their leader, Amminadab.
• Psalms 47:5God has gone up to sit on his throne, while the people shout aloud. The Lord has gone up there, while the trumpets make a loud noise.
• Psalms 68:25The singers will march in front. The musicians will follow them. Young women will be with them as they beat their tambourines.
• Psalms 150:3Praise him with music! Yes! Use trumpets, harps and lyres to praise God!
• Daniel 3:5Listen for the sound of music from trumpets, flutes, lyres, harps or any other kind of music. When you hear the music, you must bend down low towards the ground. You must worship the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has built.
• Amos 5:23When you sing songs to worship me, I will not listen. They are just noise! I do not want to hear the music of your harps.
• Amos 6:5Like King David, you play music on your harps and you sing new songs.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5On all manner of instruments made of fir wood - This place should be corrected from the parallel place, 1 Chronicles 13:8; : "All Israel played before God, with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries," etc. Instead of עצי בכל bechol atsey, "with all woods" or "trees;" the parallel place is עז בכל bechol oz . "with all their strength:" this makes a good sense, the first makes none. The Septuagint, in this place, has the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Played - i. e. danced to music vocal and instrumental (see Judges 16:25 note). Cornets - Rather, from the etymology of the Hebrew word (to shake), and their being coupled with the cymbals, and being rendered sistra in the Vulgate, some kind of instrument with bells or rings, which gave a sound by being shaken.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The musical instruments were played by Levites (1 Chronicles 16:4–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-52Sa 6:1-5. David Fetches the Ark from Kirjath-jearim on a New Cart. 1. Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel--(See 2Sa 5:1). The object of this second assembly was to commence a national movement for establishing the ark in Jerusalem, after it had continued nearly fifty years in the house of Abinadab (see on 1Ch 13:1).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 6:5

• Bullock
• Cymbal
• David
• Fir Tree
• Kirjath-Jearim
• Miracles
• Psaltery
• Timbrel
• Trumpet

In the dictionaries

• David
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Ark
• Chronicles, Books of
• Cornet
• Cymbals
• Fatling
• Fir

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings