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1 Chronicles 15:16

David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.

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ASV

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

KJV

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
דָּוִיד֮da.VidDavidH1732 →
לְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.Reito [the] leaders ofH8269 →
הַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.Yimthe LevitesH3881 →
לְהַֽעֲמִ֗ידle.ha.'a.Midto appointH5975 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אֲחֵיהֶם֙'a.chei.Hemrelatives theirH251 →
הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.Rimthe singersH7891 →
בִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-with instruments ofH3627 →
שִׁ֛ירshirsongH7892 →
נְבָלִ֥יםne.va.LimlyresH5035 →
וְכִנֹּר֖וֹתve.khi.no.Rotand harpsH3658 →
וּמְצִלְתָּ֑יִםu.me.tzil.Ta.yimand cymbalsH4700 →
מַשְׁמִיעִ֥יםmash.mi.'Imsounding aloudH8085 →
לְהָרִֽים־le.ha.rim-to raiseH7311 →
בְּק֖וֹלbe.Kol<in> a soundH6963 →
לְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ פle.sim.Chahof joyH8057 →

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Psalms 150:5Praise Him with clashing cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals.Nehemiah 12:27At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.1 Chronicles 13:8David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.Psalms 33:2Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.1 Chronicles 23:54,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”Nehemiah 12:36and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.1 Chronicles 16:42Heman 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.2 Chronicles 5:13The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud1 Chronicles 15:28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.2 Samuel 6:15while he and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and the sounding of the ram’s horn.Amos 6:5You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.Ezra 7:24–28And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.1 Chronicles 15:27–28Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”Ezra 3:10–11When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.1 Chronicles 25:1–6Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:2 Chronicles 29:28–30The whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. All this continued until the burnt offering was completed.Titus 1:5The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

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