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‘Music’ in the Bible – All 23 Bible verses / Bible passages

Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Music’ 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 ‘Music’ occurs 23 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.

Bible passages with ‘Music’ in the book 1 Samuel

1 Samuel 19:9 And the evil spirit from the Lord came to Saul, who was sitting in his house and holding a lance. And David was playing music with his hand.1 Samuel 19:9

Number of the word / term Music in 1 Samuel: 1

Bible passages with ‘Music’ 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 Music in 2 Samuel: 1

Bible passages with ‘Music’ in the book 1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 2:55 as well as the families of the scribes living in Jabesh, those singing and making music, and those dwelling in tents. These are the Kenites, who went forth from Calor, the father of the house of Rechab.1 Chronicles 2:55

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 16:42 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

Number of the word / term Music in 1 Chronicles: 4

Bible passages with ‘Music’ 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 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 Music in 2 Chronicles: 6

Bible passages with ‘Music’ in the book Psalm

Psalm 21:13 Be exalted, Lord, by your own power. We will play music and sing psalms to your virtues.Psalm 21:13

Number of the word / term Music in Psalm: 1

Bible passages with ‘Music’ in the book Isaiah

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 30:29 There will be a song for you, as in the night of a sanctified solemnity, and a joy of heart, as when one travels with music to arrive at the mountain of the Lord, to the Strong One of Israel.Isaiah 30:29

Number of the word / term Music in Isaiah: 2

Bible passages with ‘Music’ in the book Ezekiel

Ezekiel 33:32 And you are to them like a verse set to music, which is sung with a sweet and pleasing voice. And they hear your words, but they do not do them.Ezekiel 33:32

Number of the word / term Music in Ezekiel: 1

Bible passages with ‘Music’ in the book Daniel

Daniel 3:5 that in the hour when you will hear the sound of the trumpet and the pipe and the lute, the harp and the psaltery, and of the symphony and every kind of music, you must fall down and adore the gold statue, which king Nebuchadnezzar has set up.Daniel 3:5

Daniel 3:7 After this, therefore, as soon as all the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the pipe and the lute, the harp and the psaltery, and of the symphony and every kind of music, all the peoples, tribes, and languages fell down and adored the gold statue, which king Nebuchadnezzar had set up.Daniel 3:7

Daniel 3:10 You, O king, have established a decree, so that every man who might hear the sound of the trumpet, the pipe and the lute, the harp and the psaltery, and of the symphony and every kind of music, will prostrate himself and adore the gold statue.Daniel 3:10

Daniel 3:15 Therefore, if you are prepared now, whenever you hear the sound of the trumpet, pipe, lute, harp and psaltery, and of the symphony and every kind of music, prostrate yourselves and adore the statue which I have made. But if you will not adore, in the same hour you will be cast into the furnace of burning fire. And who is the God that will rescue you from my hand?”Daniel 3:15

Number of the word / term Music in Daniel: 4

Bible passages with ‘Music’ 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 Music in Amos: 1

Bible passages with ‘Music’ in the book Matthew

Matthew 11:17 who, calling out to their companions, say: ‘We played music for you, and you did not dance. We lamented, and you did not mourn.’Matthew 11:17

Number of the word / term Music in Matthew: 1

Bible passages with ‘Music’ in the book Luke

Luke 15:25 But his elder son was in the field. And when he returned and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.Luke 15:25

Number of the word / term ‘Music’ in Luke: 1

These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.

Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 23

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