1 Chronicles 15:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.”
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“And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps set to the Sheminith, to lead.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps, on the octave, to oversee.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Chronicles 15:21 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 10:5After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
- 1 Chronicles 15:18and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
- 1 Chronicles 16:5Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals
- 1 Chronicles 25:6All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
- Psalms 6:1O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
- Psalms 12:1Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
- Psalms 33:2Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.
- Psalms 81:1Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
- Psalms 92:3with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.
- Psalms 150:3Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.
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