Verse 5

2 Samuel 6:5

World English Bible, British Edition

5 David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of cypress wood, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with castanets, and with cymbals.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/דָוִ֣ד וְ/כָל בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מְשַֽׂחֲקִים֙ לִ/פְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בְּ/כֹ֖ל עֲצֵ֣י בְרוֹשִׁ֑ים וּ/בְ/כִנֹּר֤וֹת וּ/בִ/נְבָלִים֙ וּ/בְ/תֻפִּ֔ים וּ/בִ/מְנַֽעַנְעִ֖ים וּֽ/בְ/צֶלְצֶלִֽים
English Translation
And David and all the house of Israel were playing before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments and with lyres and with harps and with tambourines and with cymbals.
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Chapter 6 Context
1 David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. Focus ↗
2 David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale Judah, to bring up from there... Focus ↗
3 They set God (Elohim)’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house that was on the hi... Focus ↗
4 They brought it out of Abinadab’s house which was in the hill, with God (Elohim)’s ark; and Ahio wen... Focus ↗
5 David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of cypre...
6 When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached for God (Elohim)’s ark and took hold o... Focus ↗
7 The LORD’s anger burnt against Uzzah, and God (Elohim) struck him there for his error; and he died t... Focus ↗
8 David was displeased because the LORD had broken out against Uzzah; and he called that place Perez U... Focus ↗
9 David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, “How could the LORD’s ark come to me?” Focus ↗
10 So David would not move the LORD’s ark to be with him in David’s city; but David carried it aside in... Focus ↗
11 The LORD’s ark remained in Obed-Edom the Gittite’s house three months; and the LORD blessed Obed-Edo... Focus ↗
12 King David was told, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that belongs to him, beca... Focus ↗
13 When those who bore the LORD’s ark had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf. Focus ↗
14 David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was clothed in a linen ephod. Focus ↗
15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the LORD’s ark with shouting and with the sound of t... Focus ↗
16 As the LORD’s ark came into David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out through the window... Focus ↗
17 They brought in the LORD’s ark, and set it in its place in the middle of the tent that David had pit... Focus ↗
18 When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people i... Focus ↗
19 He gave to all the people, even amongst the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to eve... Focus ↗
20 Then David returned to bless his household. Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and... Focus ↗
21 David said to Michal, “It was before the LORD, who chose me above your father, and above all his hou... Focus ↗
22 I will be yet more undignified than this, and will be worthless in my own sight. But the maids of wh... Focus ↗
23 Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death. Focus ↗