1 Chronicles 15:16 Parallel Translations

David told the Levite leaders to appoint some of their relatives to serve as musicians. They were expected to play music on harps, lyres, and cymbals to produce joyful music for singing.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

ASV:

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

BBE:

And David gave orders to the chief of the Levites to put their brothers the music-makers in position, with instruments of music, corded instruments and brass, with glad voices making sounds of joy.

DBY:

And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren, the singers, with instruments of music, lutes, and harps, and cymbals, that they should sound aloud, lifting up the voice with joy.

ERV:

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

JPS:

And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

WBS:

And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of music, psalteries, and harps, and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

WEB:

David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers the singers, with instruments of music, stringed instruments and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

YLT:

And David saith to the heads of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of song, psalteries, and harps, and cymbals, sounding, to lift up with the voice for joy.

1 Chronicles 15:16 Cross References

XREF:

1 Chronicles 13:8 David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, even with songs and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals and with trumpets.

1 Chronicles 25:1 Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was: (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

15:16 And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren [to be] the singers with {g} instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
(g) These instruments and other ceremonies which they observed, were instructions of their infancy, which continued to the coming of Christ.

MHC:

15:1-24 Wise and good men may be guilty of oversights, which they will correct, as soon as they are aware of them. David does not try to justify what had been done amiss, nor to lay the blame on others; but he owns himself guilty, with others, of not seeking God in due order

CONC:

Accompanied Aloud Appoint Brass Brethren Brothers Chief Chiefs Commanded Corded Cymbals David Glad Harps Heads Instruments Joy Joyful Leaders Levites Lift Lifting Loudly Loud-sounding Lutes Lyres Making Music Musical Music-makers Orders Play Position Psalteries Raise Relatives Sing Singers Song Songs Sounding Sounds Spake Spoke Stringed Voice Voices

Aloud Appoint Brass Chief Chiefs Commanded Corded Cymbals David Glad Harps Heads Instruments Joy Joyful Levites Loud-Sounding Making Music Music-Makers Orders Play Position Psalteries Raise Relatives Sing Singers Song Sound Sounding Sounds Stringed Voice Voices

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