2 Samuel 6:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.”
2 Samuel 6:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 6:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 6:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David and all the house of Israel played before Yahweh with all kinds of instruments made of cypress wood, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with castanets, and with cymbals.”
2 Samuel 6:5 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 6:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah with all manner of instruments made of fir-wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with castanets, and with cymbals. ”
2 Samuel 6:5 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 6:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and David and all the house of Israel are playing before Jehovah, with all kinds of <FI>instruments<Fi> of fir-wood, even with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cornets, and with cymbals.”
2 Samuel 6:5 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 6:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah on all manner of [instruments made of] cypress wood, with harps, and with lutes, and with tambours, and with sistra, and with cymbals. ”
2 Samuel 6:5 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 6:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid and al the house of Israel played before the Lord on all instruments made of firre, and on harpes, and on Psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.”
2 Samuel 6:5 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 6:5 in Context — 2 Samuel 6
3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.
4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.
5 And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
6 And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.
7 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
What Does 2 Samuel 6:5 Mean?
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