1 Chronicles 25:1
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The Musicians
25 Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of (A)Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was:
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1 Chronicles 6:33
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33 And these are the ones who [a]ministered with their sons: Of the sons of the (A)Kohathites were Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
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- 1 Chronicles 6:33 Lit. stood with
2 Kings 3:15
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15 But now bring me (A)a musician.”
Then it happened, when the musician (B)played, that (C)the hand of the Lord came upon him.
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1 Samuel 10:5
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5 After that you shall come to the hill of God (A)where the Philistine garrison is. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down (B)from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; (C)and they will be prophesying.
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1 Chronicles 6:39
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39 And his brother (A)Asaph, who stood at his right hand, was Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
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Revelation 15:2-4
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2 And I saw something like (A)a sea of glass (B)mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, (C)over his image and [a]over his mark and over the (D)number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, (E)having harps of God. 3 They sing (F)the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the (G)Lamb, saying:
(H)“Great and marvelous are Your works,
Lord God Almighty!
(I)Just and true are Your ways,
O King of the [b]saints!
4 (J)Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are (K)holy.
For (L)all nations shall come and worship before You,
For Your judgments have been manifested.”
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- Revelation 15:2 NU, M omit over his mark
- Revelation 15:3 NU, M nations
Nehemiah 12:27
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Nehemiah Dedicates the Wall
27 Now at (A)the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, (B)both with thanksgivings and singing, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps.
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1 Corinthians 14:24-26
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24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all. 25 [a]And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report (A)that God is truly among you.
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26 How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, (B)has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. (C)Let all things be done for [b]edification.
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- 1 Corinthians 14:25 NU omits And thus
- 1 Corinthians 14:26 building up
Psalm 150:3-5
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3 Praise Him with the sound of the [a]trumpet;
Praise Him with the lute and harp!
4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!
5 Praise Him with loud cymbals;
Praise Him with clashing cymbals!
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- Psalm 150:3 cornet
Psalm 92:1-3
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Praise to the Lord for His Love and Faithfulness
A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath day.
92 It is (A)good to give thanks to the Lord,
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
2 To (B)declare Your lovingkindness in the morning,
And Your faithfulness every night,
3 (C)On an instrument of ten strings,
On the lute,
And on the harp,
With harmonious sound.
Nehemiah 12:43-46
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43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and the children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard (A)afar off.
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44 (B)And at the same time some were appointed over the rooms of the storehouse for the offerings, the firstfruits, and the (C)tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who [a]ministered. 45 Both the singers and the gatekeepers kept the charge of their God and the charge of the purification, (D)according to the command of David and Solomon his son. 46 For in the days of David (E)and Asaph of old there were chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
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- Nehemiah 12:44 Lit. stood
2 Chronicles 34:12
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12 And the men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to supervise. Others of the Levites, all of whom were skillful with instruments of music,
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2 Chronicles 29:25-26
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25 (A)And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, (B)according to the commandment of David, of (C)Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet; (D)for thus was the commandment of the Lord by His prophets. 26 The Levites stood with the instruments (E)of David, and the priests with (F)the trumpets.
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2 Chronicles 23:13
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13 When she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance; and the leaders and the trumpeters were by the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, also the singers with musical instruments, and (A)those who led in praise. So Athaliah tore her clothes and said, (B)“Treason! Treason!”
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1 Chronicles 25:3
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3 Of (A)Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, [a]Zeri, Jeshaiah, [b]Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, [c]six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
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- 1 Chronicles 25:3 Jizri, v. 11
- 1 Chronicles 25:3 So with one Heb. ms., LXX mss.
- 1 Chronicles 25:3 Shimei is the sixth, v. 17
1 Chronicles 23:5-7
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5 four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand (A)praised the Lord with musical instruments, (B)“which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.”
6 Also (C)David separated them into [a]divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Of the (D)Gershonites: [b]Laadan and Shimei.
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- 1 Chronicles 23:6 groups
- 1 Chronicles 23:7 Libni, Ex. 6:17
1 Chronicles 15:16-21
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16 Then David spoke to the leaders of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers accompanied by instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, by raising the voice with resounding joy. 17 So the Levites appointed (A)Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, (B)Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of their brethren, the sons of Merari, (C)Ethan the son of Kushaiah; 18 and with them their brethren of the second rank: Zechariah, [a]Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers; 19 the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound the cymbals of bronze; 20 Zechariah, [b]Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with strings according to (D)Alamoth; 21 Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, to direct with harps on the (E)Sheminith;
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- 1 Chronicles 15:18 So with MT, Vg.; LXX omits Ben
- 1 Chronicles 15:20 Jaaziel, v. 18
Psalm 81:2
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2 Raise a song and strike the timbrel,
The pleasant harp with the lute.
Nehemiah 12:24
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24 And the heads of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers across from them, to (A)praise and give thanks, (B)group[a] alternating with group, (C)according to the command of David the man of God.
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- Nehemiah 12:24 Lit. watch by watch
Ezra 3:10-11
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10 When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, (A)the[a] priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, according to the (B)ordinance[b] of David king of Israel. 11 (C)And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord:
Then all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.
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