John Gill's Exposition on 2 Samuel 6:15

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord, etc.] The elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, (<131525>1 Chronicles 15:25); besides the common people; there might be as large a number with him now as before: with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet; with the shouts of the people in common, and with blowing of trumpets by those who were appointed for that purpose, and with other instruments of music, (see <131527>1 Chronicles 15:27,28); Josephus says f118, that seven choirs went before the priests bearing the ark, as the king commanded, he himself playing on the harp; so the Septuagint version.

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