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Berean Standard Bible

“David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.”

2 Samuel 6:5

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David has finally brought the ark of God out of the house where it had rested for years, on his way to Jerusalem. He gathers thirty thousand men and the ark is placed on a new cart.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And David and all the men of Israel made melody before the Lord with all their power, with songs and with corded instruments and instruments of brass.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y David y toda la casa de Israel danzaban delante de Jehová con toda suerte de instrumentos de madera de haya; con arpas, salterios, adufes, flautas y címbalos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

seguido por David y los demás jefes de Israel, que danzaban y cantaban con alegría, acompañados de toda clase de instrumentos: arpas, liras, salterios, panderetas, castañuelas y címbalos.

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