John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 98:6

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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With trumpet and sound of cornet, etc.] The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Ethiopic versions, render it with ductile trumpets, such as were made of silver, as the two trumpets for the calling of the assembly, (<041002>Numbers 10:2) to which the allusion seems to be here, called “asosra” by Josephus f1379 according to the Hebrew language twrxwxj; which he says were in length a little less than a cubit, but the pipe narrow, somewhat thicker than a flute, having a sufficient breadth at the mouth to blow with, ending after the manner of a bell. The cornet was a trumpet or pipe, made of horn, from whence it has its name; such were those, made of rams’ horns, the priests blew with when they encompassed Jericho, (<060604>Joshua 6:4), make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King; or rather “before the King, the Lord” f1380; before the King, who is Jehovah, who is the King of kings, and Lord of lords; let this shout be made before him, in his presence, and on account of his kingly office, and because of some eminent appearance of his kingdom and glory; (see <661906>Revelation 19:6,16).

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