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 and brought it from Abinadab’s house, which was on a hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, were guiding the cart 4that carried the Ark of God. Ahio walked in front of the Ark. David and all the people of Israel were celebrating before the Lord, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments—lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals. 6But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out his hand and steadied the Ark of God. 7Then the Lord’s anger was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him dead because of this. So Uzzah died right there beside 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

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 10:5“When you arrive at Gibeah of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is located, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the place of worship. They will be playing a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre, and they will be prophesying.
• 1 Samuel 16:16Let us find a good musician to play the harp whenever the tormenting spirit troubles you. He will play soothing music, and you will soon be well again.”
• 2 Kings 3:15Now bring me someone who can play the harp.” While the harp was being played, the power of the Lord came upon Elisha,
• 1 Chronicles 13:8David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments—lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
• 1 Chronicles 15:10From the descendants of Uzziel, 112, with Amminadab as their leader.
• Psalms 47:5God has ascended with a mighty shout. The Lord has ascended with trumpets blaring.
• Psalms 68:25Singers are in front, musicians behind; between them are young women playing tambourines.
• Psalms 150:3Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn; praise him with the lyre and harp!
• Daniel 3:5When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments, bow to the ground to worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s gold statue.
• Amos 5:23Away with your noisy hymns of praise! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
• Amos 6:5You sing trivial songs to the sound of the harp and fancy yourselves to be great musicians like David.

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