1 Chronicles 15:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.”
1 Chronicles 15:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 15:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 15:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up their voices with joy.”
1 Chronicles 15:16 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 15:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
1 Chronicles 15:16 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 15:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 15:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
1 Chronicles 15:16 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 15:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid spake to the chiefe of the Leuites, that they should appoint certaine of their brethren to sing with instruments of musike, with violes and harpes, and cymbales, that they might make a sounde, and lift vp their voyce with ioye.”
1 Chronicles 15:16 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 15:16 in Context — 1 Chronicles 15
14 Les sacrificateurs et les Lévites se sanctifièrent pour faire monter l’arche de l’Éternel, du Dieu d’Israël.
15 Les fils des Lévites portèrent l’arche de Dieu sur leurs épaules avec des barres, comme Moïse l’avait ordonné d’après la parole de l’Éternel.
16 Et David dit aux chefs des Lévites de disposer leurs frères les chantres avec des instruments de musique, des luths, des harpes et des cymbales, qu’ils devaient faire retentir de sons éclatants en signe de réjouissance.
17 Les Lévites disposèrent Héman, fils de Joël; parmi ses frères, Asaph, fils de Bérékia; et parmi les fils de Merari, leurs frères, Éthan, fils de Kuschaja;
18 puis avec eux leurs frères du second ordre Zacharie, Ben, Jaaziel, Schemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Éliab, Benaja, Maaséja, Matthithia, Éliphelé et Miknéja, et Obed-Édom et Jeïel, les portiers.
What Does 1 Chronicles 15:16 Mean?
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