Verse 40
1 Kings 1:40
English Revised Version
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And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּעֲל֤וּ כָל הָ/עָם֙ אַֽחֲרָ֔י/ו וְ/הָ/עָם֙ מְחַלְּלִ֣ים בַּ/חֲלִלִ֔ים וּ/שְׂמֵחִ֖ים שִׂמְחָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה וַ/תִּבָּקַ֥ע הָ/אָ֖רֶץ בְּ/קוֹלָֽ/ם
English Translation
And all the people went up behind me, and the people were playing on instruments and rejoicing with great joy, and the earth was split by their sound.
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