So 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.
Parallel translations
- WEB Thus all Israel brought the ark of Yahweh’s covenant up with shouting, with sound of the cornet, with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps.
- KJV Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.
- NKJV Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the horn, with trumpets and with cymbals, making music with stringed instruments and harps.
- NASB So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the horn, with trumpets, with loud-sounding cymbals, with harps, and lyres.
- NLT So all Israel brought up the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant with shouts of joy, the blowing of rams’ horns and trumpets, the crashing of cymbals, and loud playing on harps and lyres.
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All Israel brought the ark up with shouting, trumpets, cymbals, and stringed instruments. The whole nation rejoiced loudly in the presence of their God.
Overview
This exuberant, many-instrumented procession shows corporate worship at its fullest, with the entire community celebrating God's presence among them. The variety of sounds and the unity of the people picture worship as both heartfelt and ordered. Such joyful praise anticipates the gathered worship of God's redeemed people, who in Christ are brought near to rejoice before Him.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Chr 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.
- 1 Chr 15:16David 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.
- 2 Chr 5:12–13all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.
- Ps 150:3–5Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.
- Ps 68:25The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.
- Ps 98:4–6Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!
- 2 Sam 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.
- Ps 47:1–5For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
- 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.
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