Amos 6:5
Amos · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;”Amos 6:5
What Does Amos 6:5 Mean?
Amos 6:5 is found in the book of Amos, chapter 6, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Amos 6:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 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.”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.”Genesis 31:27“Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?”2 Samuel 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,”1 Chronicles 15:16“And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.”1 Chronicles 23:5“Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.”2 Chronicles 29:26“And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.”Job 21:11“They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.”Ecclesiastes 2:8“I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.”1 Timothy 5:6“But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.”1 Peter 4:3“For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:”Revelation 18:22“And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;”Genesis 4:21“And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.”2 Samuel 6:5“And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.”2 Chronicles 7:6“And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.”Nehemiah 12:36“And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.”Isaiah 24:9“They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.”Ezekiel 11:3“Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.”Daniel 3:10“Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:”
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