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psalteries

Meaning of “psalteries”

Stringed musical instruments used in praise and song.

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14 occurrences14 verses5 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 2 Samuel 6:5

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2 Chronicles 9:11
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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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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
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
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And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the Lord.
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And they came to Ierusalem with Psalteries, and harpes, and trumpets, vnto the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 29:25
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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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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 29:25 · retained source text

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
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¶ 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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¶ 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.

Complete reference index — all 14 verses
2 Samuel 6:51 Kings 10:121 Chronicles 13:81 Chronicles 15:161 Chronicles 15:201 Chronicles 15:281 Chronicles 16:51 Chronicles 25:11 Chronicles 25:62 Chronicles 5:122 Chronicles 9:112 Chronicles 20:282 Chronicles 29:25Nehemiah 12:27

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2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles7 occurrences
7 verses2 Chronicles4 occurrences
4 versesNehemiah1 occurrence
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