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‘Play’ in the Bible – All 15 Bible verses / Bible passages

Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Play’ 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 ‘Play’ occurs 15 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.

Bible passages with ‘Play’ in the book Exodus

Exodus 32:6 And rising up in the morning, they offered holocausts, and peace victims, and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and they rose up to play.Exodus 32:6

Number of the word / term Play in Exodus: 1

Bible passages with ‘Play’ 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 16:17 And Saul said to his servants, “Then provide for me someone who can play well, and bring him to me.”1 Samuel 16:17

Number of the word / term Play in 1 Samuel: 2

Bible passages with ‘Play’ in the book 2 Samuel

2 Samuel 2:14 And Abner said to Joab, “Let the youths rise up and play before us.” And Joab answered, “Let them rise up.”2 Samuel 2:14

2 Samuel 6:22 I will both play and demean myself, more so than I have done. And I will be little in my own eyes. And with the handmaids, about whom you are speaking, I will appear more glorious.”2 Samuel 6:22

Number of the word / term Play in 2 Samuel: 2

Bible passages with ‘Play’ in the book 2 Chronicles

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 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 Play in 2 Chronicles: 2

Bible passages with ‘Play’ in the book Job

Job 40:20 The mountains bring forth grass for him; all the beasts of the field will play there.Job 40:20

Job 41:5 Will you play with him as with a bird, or tether him for your handmaids?Job 41:5

Number of the word / term Play in Job: 2

Bible passages with ‘Play’ 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

Psalm 147:7 Sing before the Lord with confession. Play psalms to our God on a stringed instrument.Psalm 147:7

Number of the word / term Play in Psalm: 2

Bible passages with ‘Play’ in the book Isaiah

Isaiah 11:8 And a breastfeeding infant will play above the lair of the asp. And a child who has been weaned will thrust his hand into the den of the king snake.Isaiah 11:8

Isaiah 32:9 You opulent women, rise up and listen to my voice! O confident daughters, play close attention to my eloquence!Isaiah 32:9

Number of the word / term Play in Isaiah: 2

Bible passages with ‘Play’ in the book Jeremiah

Jeremiah 30:19 And praise will go forth from them, with the voice of those who play. And I will multiply them, and they will not be lessened. And I will glorify them, and they will not be weakened.Jeremiah 30:19

Jeremiah 31:4 And I will build you up again. And you shall be built up, O virgin of Israel. Still shall you be adorned with your timbrels, and still shall you go forth to the singing of those who play.Jeremiah 31:4

Number of the word / term ‘Play’ in Jeremiah: 2

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

Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 15

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