1 Chronicles 13:8 BSB

1 Chronicles 13:8

David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

KJV

And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah--(See on 2Sa 6:1-11). whose name is called on it--rather, "who is worshipped there" (2Sa 6:2).

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְדָוִ֣יד	ve.da.Vid	and David	H1732 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
מְשַׂחֲקִ֛ים	me.sa.cha.Kim	[were] making merry	H7832 →
לִפְנֵ֥י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	<the> God	H430 →
בְּכָל־	be.khol	with all	H3605 →
עֹ֑ז	'Oz	strength	H5797 →
וּבְשִׁירִ֤ים	u.ve.shi.Rim	and with songs	H7892 →
וּבְכִנֹּרוֹת֙	u.ve.khi.no.rOt	and with harps	H3658 →
וּבִנְבָלִ֣ים	u.vin.va.Lim	and with lyres	H5035 →
וּבְתֻפִּ֔ים	u.ve.tu.Pim	and with tambourines	H8596 →
וּבִמְצִלְתַּ֖יִם	u.vim.tzil.Ta.yim	and with cymbals	H4700 →
וּבַחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃	u.va.cha.tzo.tze.Rot	and with trumpets	H2689 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Through
1 Samuel 10:5
After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded…
leads to
- 2 Kings 3:15
  But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha
- 1 Samuel 19:20
  he sent messengers to capture him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy.
- 1 Samuel 13:3
  Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
- 2 Kings 2:15
  When the sons of the prophets who were facing him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down…
- 2 Kings 2:3
  Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do…
Through
1 Chronicles 16:42
Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.
leads to
- Psalms 84:10
  For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
- Psalms 150:3–6
  Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.
- 1 Chronicles 25:6–7
  All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and…