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harps

Meaning of “harps”

Stringed musical instruments sounded with the fingers.

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First occurrence: 2 Samuel 6:5

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2 Chronicles 9:11
And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the Lord, and to the king’s palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 9:11 · retained source text

And the king made of the Algume trees, terrises to the house of the LORD, and to the kings palace, and harpes and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seene before in the laud of Iudah.

1611 marginal noteOr, staires: Heb. high wayes.

2 Chronicles 20:28
And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the Lord.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 20:28 · retained source text

And they came to Ierusalem with Psalteries, and harpes, and trumpets, vnto the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 29:25
And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets.
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And hee set the Leuites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harpes, according to the commandement of Dauid, and of Gad the kings Seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandement of the LORD by his prophets.

1611 marginal noteHeb. by the hand of the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. by the hand of.

1611 marginal note1.Chro. 16.4. and 25.6.

Nehemiah 12:27
¶ And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 12:27 · retained source text

¶ And at the dedication of the wall of Ierusalem, they sought the Leuites out of all their places, to bring them to Ierusalem, to keepe the dedication with gladnesse, both with thankesgiuings and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harpes.

Isaiah 30:32
And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the Lord shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 30:32 · retained source text

And in euery place where the grounded staffe shall passe, which the LORD shall lay vpon him, it shall be with tabrets and harpes: and in battels of shaking will he fight with it.

1611 marginal noteHebr. euery passing of the rod founded.

1611 marginal noteHebr cause to rest vpon him.

1611 marginal noteOr, against them.

Ezekiel 26:13
And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 26:13 · retained source text

And I wil cause the noise of thy songs to cease, and the sound of thy harpes shalbe no more heard.

1611 marginal noteIsa.24.8. iere.7.34. and 16.9.

Revelation 5:8
And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
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1611 witness · Revelation 5:8 · retained source text

And when he had taken the booke, the foure Beasts, and foure and twenty Elders fel down before the Lambe, hauing euery one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of Saints.

1611 marginal noteOr, incense.

Revelation 14:2
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
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And I heard a voice from heauen, as the voice of many waters, and as the voyce of a great thunder: and I heard the voyce of harpers, harping with their harpes.

Revelation 15:2
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
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And I saw as it were a Sea of glasse, mingled with fire, and them that had gotten the victorie ouer the beast, and ouer his image, and ouer his marke, and ouer the number of his name, stand on the sea of glasse, hauing the harpes of God.

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