Amos 6:5
That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
KJV
qui canitis ad vocem psalterii, sicut David putaverunt se habere vasa cantici,
Vulgate
οἱ ἐπικροτοῦντες πρὸς τὴν φωνὴν τῶν ὀργάνων, ὡς ἑστηκότα ἐλογίσαντο καὶ οὐχ ὡς φεύγοντα·
LXX
that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;
ASV
הַ/פֹּרְטִ֖ים עַל פִּ֣י הַ/נָּ֑בֶל כְּ/דָוִ֕יד חָשְׁב֥וּ לָ/הֶ֖ם כְּלֵי שִֽׁיר
Hebrew
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David
In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
ו
v
noun · 324×
חָשַׁ֖ב
chshb
verb · 123×
י
y
noun · 496×
נְבָלִ֖ים
nblym
noun · 38×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פֹּרְטִ֖ים
prtym
verb · 1×
שִׁ֥יר
shyr
noun · 91×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Chr 23:5 — Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
- 1Tim 5:6 — But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
- 2Chr 29:26 — And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
- 2Sam 23:1 — Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
- Amos 5:23 — Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
- Amos 5:23 — Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
- Amos 8:3 — And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.
- Isa 5:12 — And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.