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2 Samuel 6:5
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2 Samuel 6:5
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5 while David and all Israel[a] were energetically celebrating before the Lord, singing[b] and playing various stringed instruments,[c] tambourines, rattles,[d] and cymbals.
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- 2 Samuel 6:5 tn Heb “all the house of Israel.”
- 2 Samuel 6:5 tc Heb “were celebrating before the Lord with all woods of fir” (cf. KJV, ASV, NASB). If the text is retained, the last expression must be elliptical, referring to musical instruments made from fir wood. But it is preferable to emend the text in light of 1 Chr 13:8, which reads “were celebrating before the Lord with all strength and with songs.”
- 2 Samuel 6:5 tn Heb “with zithers [?] and with harps.”
- 2 Samuel 6:5 tn That is, “sistrums” (so NAB, NIV); ASV, NASB, NRSV, CEV, NLT “castanets.”
2 Samuel 6:15
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2 Samuel 6:15
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15 David and all Israel[a] were bringing up the ark of the Lord, shouting and blowing trumpets.[b]
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- 2 Samuel 6:15 tc Heb “all the house of Israel.” A few medieval Hebrew mss and the Syriac Peshitta lack the words “the house.”
- 2 Samuel 6:15 tn Heb “the shofar” (the ram’s horn trumpet).
1 Chronicles 13:8
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1 Chronicles 13:8
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8 while David and all Israel were energetically[a] celebrating before God, singing and playing various stringed instruments,[b] tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
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- 1 Chronicles 13:8 tn Heb “with all strength.”
- 1 Chronicles 13:8 tn Heb “with songs and with zithers [meaning uncertain] and with harps.” Due to the collocation with “harps,” some type of stringed instrument is probably in view.
1 Chronicles 15:28
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1 Chronicles 15:28
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28 All Israel brought up the ark of the Lord’s covenant; they were shouting, blowing trumpets, sounding cymbals, and playing stringed instruments.
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