Nehemiah 12:27
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 20:5
Furthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, "Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it.

1 Kings 8:63
And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 15:16
David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to raise their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments--harps, lyres, and cymbals.

1 Chronicles 15:28
So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of ram's horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.

Psalm 92:3
with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.

Psalm 150:5
Praise Him with clashing cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals.

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Deuteronomy 20:5
Furthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, "Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it.

Psalm 30:1-12
I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me. . . .

out.

Nehemiah 11:20
The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.

1 Chronicles 15:4, 12
Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites: . . .

1 Chronicles 25:6
All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.

1 Chronicles 26:31
As for the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites, according to the genealogies of his ancestors. In the fortieth year of David's reign the records were searched, and strong, capable men were found among the Hebronites at Jazer in Gilead.

2 Chronicles 5:13
The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They raised their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: "For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever." Then the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud

2 Chronicles 29:4-11, 30
Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side. . . .

Ezra 8:15-20
Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there. . . .

gladness.

Nehemiah 8:17
The whole assembly who had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, they had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.

Deuteronomy 16:11
and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place where He will choose as a dwelling for His Name--you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.

2 Samuel 6:12
Now it was reported to King David, "The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God." So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing.

2 Chronicles 29:30
Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed their heads and worshiped.

Ezra 6:16
Then the people of Israel--the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles--celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

Psalm 98:4-6
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth--let your cry ring out and sing praises! . . .

Psalm 100:1, 2
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth. . . .

Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

thanksgivings.

1 Chronicles 13:8
David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

1 Chronicles 15:16, 28
David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to raise their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments--harps, lyres, and cymbals. . . .

1 Chronicles 16:5, 42
Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals . . .

1 Chronicles 23:5
4, 000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4, 000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise."

1 Chronicles 25:1-6
Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service: . . .

2 Chronicles 5:13
The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They raised their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: "For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever." Then the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud

2 Chronicles 7:6
The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, "For His loving devotion endures forever." Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.

Ezra 3:10, 11
When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as King David of Israel had prescribed. . . .

Psalm 81:1-4
Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob. . . .

Psalm 92:1-3
It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, . . .

Psalm 149:3
Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.

Psalm 150:2-5
Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His excellent greatness. . . .

Revelation 5:8
When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

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