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 placed the ark of God on a new cart that they might bring it from the house of Abinadab which was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were leading the new cart. 4So they brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Ahio was walking ahead of the ark. 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. 6But when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out toward the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen nearly upset it. 7And the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down there for his irreverence; and he died there by the ark of God.

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

• Meanwhile, Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• were celebratingשָׂחַקώâchaq · to laughH7832
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• firבְּרוֹשׁberôsh · cypressH1265
• woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• and with lyresכִּנּוֹרkinnôr · lyreH3658
• harpsנֵ֫בֶלnebel nêbel · harpH5035
• tambourinesתֹּףtôph · tambourineH8596
• castanetsמְנַעֲנֵעַmena‛na‛ · rattleH4517
• and cymbalsצֶלְצְלִיםtselâtsal · cymbalsH6767

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 6:5

• 1 Samuel 10:5Afterward you will come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is; and it shall be as soon as you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and a lyre before them, and they will be prophesying.
• 1 Samuel 16:16Let our lord now command your servants who are before you. Let them seek a man who is a skillful player on the harp; and it shall come about when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he shall play the harp with his hand, and you will be well.”
• 2 Kings 3:15But now bring me a minstrel.” And it came about, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
• 1 Chronicles 13:8David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, even with songs and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals and with trumpets.
• 1 Chronicles 15:10of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and 112 of his relatives.
• Psalms 47:5God has ascended with a shout, The Lord, with the sound of a trumpet.
• Psalms 68:25The singers went on, the musicians after them, In the midst of the maidens beating tambourines.
• Psalms 150:3Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre.
• Daniel 3:5that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe and all kinds of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.
• Amos 5:23Take away from Me the noise of your songs; I will not even listen to the sound of your harps.
• Amos 6:5Who improvise to the sound of the harp, And like David have composed songs for themselves,

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