Tree of Life Version
2 Samuel 6:5
5Meanwhile David and the whole house of Israel were celebrating before Adonai with all kinds of instruments made of cypress wood, with harps, lyres, tambourines, three-stringed instruments and cymbals.
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
3So they loaded the ark of God on a new cart and carried it out of the house of Abinadab that was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, drove the new cart 4as they brought it from the house of Abinadab (which was on the hill) with the ark of God, and Ahio was walking in front of the ark. Meanwhile David and the whole house of Israel were celebrating before Adonai with all kinds of instruments made of cypress wood, with harps, lyres, tambourines, three-stringed instruments and cymbals. 6But when they reached the threshing floor of Nahon, Uzzah reached out to the ark of God and grasped it, for the oxen had stumbled. 7Then the anger of Adonai was kindled against Uzzah. God struck him down there for his irreverence, so that he died there beside the ark of God.
Read all of 2 Samuel 62 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 10:5After that, you will arrive at the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is. It will come about, as soon as you enter the town, that you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by a harp, a tambourine and a flute, and they will be prophesying.
- 1 Samuel 16:16Let our lord now command your courtiers in your service to search for a man who is a skillful player on the harp. Then whenever the evil spirit from God comes on you, he will play with his instrument and you will feel better.”
- 2 Kings 3:15Now, bring me a musician.” Now as the musician played, the hand of Adonai came upon him,
- 1 Chronicles 13:8while David and all Israel celebrated before God with all their might, with songs, lyres, harps, timbrels, cymbals and trumpets.
- 1 Chronicles 15:10from the sons of Uzziel: Amminadab the leader and 112 of his kinsmen.
- Psalms 47:5He chooses our inheritance for us, the glory of Jacob whom He loved. Selah
- Psalms 68:25They have seen Your processions, O God— the processions of my God, my King, into the Sanctuary:
- Psalms 150:3Praise Him with the blast of the shofar. Praise Him with harp and lyre.
- Daniel 3:5that when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
- Amos 5:23Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the melody of your harps.
- Amos 6:5chanting to the sound of harp like David, inventing their own instruments of song,
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
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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
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