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Berean Standard Bible

“The 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 cloud”

2 Chronicles 5:13

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Solomon's temple is complete, and the priests have brought the ark into the Most Holy Place. Levite musicians stand at the altar with cymbals, harps and lyres, along with a hundred and twenty priests blowing trumpets.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The 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 cloud

World English Bible (WEB)

when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Yahweh; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Yahweh, saying, “For he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever!” then the house was filled with a cloud, even Yahweh’s house,

King James Version (KJV)

It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;

American Standard Version (ASV)

it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Jehovah; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Jehovah, [saying], For he is good; for his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever; that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of Jehovah,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when the players on horns, and those who made melody in song, with one voice were sounding the praise and glory of the Lord; with loud voices and with wind instruments, and brass and corded instruments of music, praising the Lord and saying, He is good; his mercy is unchanging for ever: then the house was full of the cloud of the glory of the Lord,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Sonaban pues las trompetas, y cantaban con la voz todos á una, para alabar y confesar á Jehová: y cuando alzaban la voz con trompetas y címbalos é instrumentos de música, cuando alababan á Jehová, diciendo: Porque es bueno, porque su misericordia es para siempre: la casa se llenó entonces de una nube, la casa de Jehová.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

los trompetistas y los cantores comenzaron a alabar y a dar gracias al Señor, acompañados de trompetas, címbalos y demás instrumentos musicales. Y cuando entonaron a una voz el coro: «Den gracias al Señor, porque él es bueno, y su amor y su bondad son para siempre», una nube cubrió el templo del Señor. Debido a esta nube, los sacerdotes no pudieron continuar la ceremonia.

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