Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Instrument’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Instrument’ occurs 44 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Instrument’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 38:21 These are the instruments of the tabernacle of the testimony, which were enumerated according to the instruction of Moses, with the ceremonies of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest,Exodus 38:21
Number of the word / term Instrument in Exodus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Instrument’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 16:16 May our lord order, and your servants, who are before you, will seek a man skillful in playing a stringed instrument, so that when the evil spirit from the Lord assails you, he may play with his hand, and you may bear it more easily.”1 Samuel 16:16
1 Samuel 16:23 And so, whenever the evil spirit from the Lord assailed Saul, David took up his stringed instrument, and he struck it with his hand, and Saul was refreshed and uplifted. For the evil spirit withdrew from him.1 Samuel 16:23
Number of the word / term Instrument in 1 Samuel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Instrument’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 6:5 But David and all of Israel played before the Lord on every kind of musical instrument made of wood, and on harps, and lyres, and timbrels, and bells, and cymbals.2 Samuel 6:5
Number of the word / term Instrument in 2 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Instrument’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 15:16 And David spoke to the leaders of the Levites, so that they might appoint, from their brothers, singers with musical instruments, specifically, psalteries, and harps, and cymbals, so that a joyful noise might resound on high.1 Chronicles 15:16
1 Chronicles 16:5 Asaph was the leader, and second to him was Zechariah. In addition, there were Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom. And Jeiel was over the instruments of the psaltery and the harps. But Asaph sounded out with the cymbals.1 Chronicles 16:5
1 Chronicles 16:42 Also Heman and Jeduthun sounded the trumpet, and they played upon the cymbals, and upon every kind of musical instrument, in order to sing praises to God. But the sons of Jeduthun he made to be porters.1 Chronicles 16:42
1 Chronicles 23:5 Moreover, four thousand were porters. And the same number were the singers of psalms to the Lord, with the musical instruments which he had made for the music.1 Chronicles 23:5
1 Chronicles 25:3 Then of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, and Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hand of their father Jeduthun, who was prophesying with stringed instruments, while confessing and praising the Lord.1 Chronicles 25:3
Number of the word / term Instrument in 1 Chronicles: 5
Bible passages with ‘Instrument’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 5:13 And when they all sounded out together, with trumpets, and voice, and cymbals, and pipes, and with various kinds of musical instruments, lifting their voice on high, the sound was heard from far away, so that when they had begun to praise the Lord, and to say, “Confess to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy is eternal,” the house of God was filled with a cloud.2 Chronicles 5:13
2 Chronicles 7:6 Then the priests and the Levites were standing in their offices, with the instruments of music for the Lord, which king David made in order to praise the Lord: “For his mercy is eternal.” And they were playing the hymns of David with their hands. And the priests were sounding out with trumpets before them, and all of Israel was standing.2 Chronicles 7:6
2 Chronicles 23:13 And when she had seen the king standing upon the step at the entrance, and the leaders and companies around him, and all the people of the land rejoicing, and sounding the trumpets, and playing on instruments of various kinds, and the voice of those who were praising, she tore her garments, and she said: “Treason! Treason!”2 Chronicles 23:13
2 Chronicles 29:26 And the Levites stood, holding the musical instruments of David, and the priests held the trumpets.2 Chronicles 29:26
2 Chronicles 29:27 And Hezekiah ordered that they should offer holocausts upon the altar. And when the holocausts were being offered, they began to sing praises to the Lord, and to sound the trumpets, and to play various musical instruments, which David, the king of Israel, had prepared.2 Chronicles 29:27
2 Chronicles 30:21 And the sons of Israel who were found at Jerusalem kept the solemnity of unleavened bread for seven days with great rejoicing, praising the Lord throughout each day, with the Levites and the priests, accompanied by the musical instruments corresponding to their office.2 Chronicles 30:21
2 Chronicles 34:12 And they did everything faithfully. Now the overseers of the workers were Jahath and Obadiah, from the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, from the sons of Kohath, who were supervising the work. All were Levites who knew how to play musical instruments.2 Chronicles 34:12
Number of the word / term Instrument in 2 Chronicles: 7
Bible passages with ‘Instrument’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 7:13 And with it, he has prepared instruments of death. He has produced his arrows for those on fire.Psalm 7:13
Psalm 33:2 Confess to the Lord with stringed instruments; sing psalms to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.Psalm 33:2
Psalm 43:4 And I will enter, up to the altar of God, to God who enlivens my youthfulness. To you, O God, my God, I will confess upon a stringed instrument.Psalm 43:4
Psalm 71:22 Therefore, I will confess your truth to you, with the instruments of the Psalter. O God, I will sing psalms to you with stringed instruments, O Holy One of Israel.Psalm 71:22
Psalm 81:2 Take up a psalm, and bring forth the timbrel: a pleasing Psalter with stringed instruments.Psalm 81:2
Psalm 92:3 upon the ten strings, upon the psaltery, with a canticle, upon stringed instruments.Psalm 92:3
Psalm 98:5 Sing psalms to the Lord with stringed instruments, with strings and the voice of a psalmist,Psalm 98:5
Psalm 98:6 with subtle wind instruments and the voice of woodwinds. Make a joyful noise before the Lord our king.Psalm 98:6
Psalm 137:2 By the willow trees, in their midst, we hung up our instruments.Psalm 137:2
Psalm 144:9 To you, O God, I will sing a new song. On the psaltery, with an instrument of ten strings, I will sing psalms to you.Psalm 144:9
Psalm 147:7 Sing before the Lord with confession. Play psalms to our God on a stringed instrument.Psalm 147:7
Psalm 150:3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet. Praise him with psaltery and stringed instrument.Psalm 150:3
Number of the word / term Instrument in Psalm: 12
Bible passages with ‘Instrument’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 13:5 to those who are arriving from a far off land, from the heights of the heavens. It is the Lord and the instruments of his fury, so that he may bring ruin to all the earth.Isaiah 13:5
Isaiah 22:24 And they will suspend over him all the glory of his father’s house: various kinds of vessels and every little article, from the vessels of bowls even to every instrument of music.Isaiah 22:24
Isaiah 23:16 Take up a stringed instrument. Circulate through the city, you harlot who had been forgotten. Sing many canticles well, so that you may be remembered.Isaiah 23:16
Isaiah 24:8 The gladness of the drums has ceased. The sound of rejoicing has quieted. The sweetness of stringed instruments has been silenced.Isaiah 24:8
Number of the word / term Instrument in Isaiah: 4
Bible passages with ‘Instrument’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 50:25 The Lord has opened his storehouse, and he has brought forth the instruments of his wrath. For there is work for the Lord, the God of hosts, within the land of the Chaldeans.Jeremiah 50:25
Jeremiah 51:20 “For me, you strike together the instruments of war; and with you, I will strike together nations; and with you, I will scatter the kingdoms.Jeremiah 51:20
Number of the word / term Instrument in Jeremiah: 2
Bible passages with ‘Instrument’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 9:2 And behold, six men were approaching from the way of the upper gate, which looks to the north. And each one had equipment for killing in his hand. Also, one man in their midst was clothed with linen, and an instrument for writing was at his waist. And they entered and stood beside the bronze altar.Ezekiel 9:2
Ezekiel 9:3 And the glory of the Lord of Israel was taken up, from the cherub upon which he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called out to the man who was clothed with linen and had an instrument for writing at his waist.Ezekiel 9:3
Ezekiel 9:11 And behold, the man who was clothed with linen, who had a writing instrument at his back, responded a word, saying: “I have done just as you instructed me.”Ezekiel 9:11
Ezekiel 26:13 And I will cause the multitude of your songs to cease. And the sound of your stringed instruments will no longer be heard.Ezekiel 26:13
Number of the word / term Instrument in Ezekiel: 4
Bible passages with ‘Instrument’ in the book Amos
Amos 6:5 You sing to the sound of stringed instruments; they consider themselves to have the musical abilities of David.Amos 6:5
Number of the word / term Instrument in Amos: 1
Bible passages with ‘Instrument’ in the book Acts
Acts 9:15 Then the Lord said to him: “Go, for this one is an instrument chosen by me to convey my name before nations and kings and the sons of Israel.Acts 9:15
Number of the word / term Instrument in Acts: 1
Bible passages with ‘Instrument’ in the book Romans
Romans 6:13 Nor should you offer the parts of your body as instruments of iniquity for sin. Instead, offer yourselves to God, as if you were living after death, and offer the parts of your body as instruments of justice for God.Romans 6:13
Number of the word / term Instrument in Romans: 1
Bible passages with ‘Instrument’ in the book 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 14:7 Even those things that are without a soul can make sounds, whether it is a wind or a stringed instrument. But unless they present a distinction within the sounds, how will it be known which is from the pipe and which is from the string?1 Corinthians 14:7
Number of the word / term Instrument in 1 Corinthians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Instrument’ in the book Revelation
Revelation 5:8 And when he had opened the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having stringed instruments, as well as golden bowls full of fragrances, which are the prayers of the saints.Revelation 5:8
Revelation 14:2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of a great thunder. And the voice that I heard was like that of singers, while playing on their stringed instruments.Revelation 14:2
Number of the word / term ‘Instrument’ in Revelation: 2
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 44
