Verse 25

He stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the command of David, Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; the command was from the LORD through His prophets.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han plasserte levittene i Herrens hus med cymbaler, harper og lyres, etter forskriften fra David, kongens seer Gad og profeten Natan. For dette var Herrens befaling gjennom hans profeter.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han satte levittene i Herrens hus med cymbaler, harper og lyres, etter Davids, kongens seeren Gads og profeten Natans befaling, for slik var Herrens befaling ved hans profeter.

• Norsk King James

  Og han satte levittene i Herrens hus med cymbaler, med psalterier og med harper, etter befaling fra David, og Gad, kongens seer, og Natan, profeten: for slik var Herrens befaling gjennom hans profeter.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han plasserte levittene i Herrens hus med cymbaler, harper og lyre, slik David, kongens seer Gad, og profeten Natan hadde befalt; for dette var Herrens befaling gjennom hans profeter.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han satte levittene i Herrens hus med cymbaler, harper og lyrer, slik David, kongens seer Gad, og profeten Natan hadde befalt, for denne befaling kom fra Herren ved hans profeter.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han satte levittene i Herrens hus med cymbaler, psaltre og harper, etter Davids, kongens seers, og Natan profetens forskrift, for så var Herrens befaling gitt gjennom hans profeter.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han plasserte levittene i Herrens hus med cymbaler, psalter og harper, slik David, kongens seer Gad og profeten Nathan hadde befalt, for slik ble Herrens ord gitt av hans profeter.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Han satte levittene i Herrens hus med cymbaler, psaltre og harper, etter Davids, kongens seers, og Natan profetens forskrift, for så var Herrens befaling gitt gjennom hans profeter.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han stilte levittene opp i Herrens hus med cymbaler, harper og lyrer, i samsvar med Davids bud og med Gads, kongens seers, og profeten Natans forskrifter. For det var Herrens bud, gitt gjennom hans profeter.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han satte også levittene i Herrens hus med cymbaler, harper og luter etter Davids, konges seer Gads og profeten Natans befaling, som var gitt av Herren gjennom hans profeter.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han beskikkede Leviterne i Herrens Huus med Cymbler, med Psaltere og med Harper efter Davids og Gads, Kongens Seers, og Nathans, Prophetens, Befaling; thi den Befaling var fra Herrens Haand ved Propheternes Tjeneste.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han satte levittene i Herrens hus med cymbaler, harper og lyrer, etter Davids reglement, og av kongens seer Gad og profeten Natan: for dette var et bud fra Herren ved hans profeter.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet, for so was the commandment of the LORD by His prophets.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han satte levittene i Herrens hus med cymbaler, psaltere og harper, i samsvar med befalingene fra David, kongens seer Gad og profeten Natan; for befalingen var fra Herren gjennom hans profeter.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han satte levittene i Herrens hus med cymbaler, harper og lyre, slik David, kongens seer Gad og profeten Natan hadde befalt, for Herrens bud kom gjennom hans profeter.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han stilte levittene i Herrens hus med cymbaler, harper og lyrer i samsvar med befalingene fra David, kongens ordøseer Gad og profeten Natan. For befalingen var fra Herren gjennom hans profeter.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Deretter plasserte han levittene i Herrens hus med cymbaler, harper og lyre, slik David, kongens seer Gad og profeten Natan hadde befalt: for befalingene var fra Herren gjennom hans profeter.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he set the Leuites in the house of the LORDE with Cymbales, Psalteries and harpes, as Dauid had commaunded, and Gad the kynges Seer, and the prophet Nathan for it was the commaundement of the LORDE by his prophetes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  He appointed also the Leuites in the house of the Lord with cymbales, with violes, and with harpes, according to the commaundement of Dauid, and Gad the Kings Seer, and Nathan the Prophet: for the commaundement was by the hande of the Lorde, and by the hande of his Prophets.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And set the Leuites in the house of the Lorde with cymbales, psalteries, and harpes, according to the commaundement of Dauid and of Gad the kinges sear, and Nathan the prophete: For so was the commaundement of the Lord through the hande of his prophetes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for [so was] the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He set the Levites in the house of Yahweh with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Yahweh by his prophets.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he appointeth the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, by the command of David, and of Gad, seer of the king, and of Nathan the prophet, for by the hand of Jehovah `is' the command, by the hand of His prophets;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he set the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Jehovah by his prophets.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then he put the Levites in their places in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments of music as ordered by David and Gad, the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for the order was the Lord's, given by his prophets.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He set the Levites in the house of Yahweh with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Yahweh by his prophets.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the LORD’s temple with cymbals and stringed instruments, just as David, Gad the king’s prophet, and Nathan the prophet had ordered.(The LORD had actually given these orders through his prophets.)

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 8:14 : 14 Solomon followed the ordinance of his father David by appointing the divisions of the priests for their duties and the Levites for their responsibilities, to praise and minister before the priests according to the daily schedule. He also appointed the gatekeepers in their divisions by each gate, for this was the command of David, the man of God.
• 2 Sam 24:11 : 11 The next morning, the word of the Lord came to Gad the prophet, David's seer, saying,
• 1 Chr 23:5 : 5 four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments David had made for worship.
• 1 Chr 25:1-7 : 1 David, along with the army leaders, set apart the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun for the work of prophesying, using harps, lyres, and cymbals. Their work and number of those engaged in this service were recorded. 2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the guidance of the king. 3 From Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun were Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, Mattithiah—six in total. They were under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praising the LORD. 4 From Heman: the sons of Heman were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king's seer, who was entrusted with the words of God to exalt his power. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All these men were under their father's direction for the music in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, lyres, and harps for the service of the house of God. They were under the direction of the king, Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. 7 The number of them, along with their relatives, all trained and skilled in music for the LORD, was 288.
• 1 Chr 28:12 : 12 He also gave him the plans for all that the Spirit had put in his mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, all the surrounding rooms, the treasuries of the temple of God, and the treasuries for the consecrated things.
• 1 Chr 28:19 : 19 David said, “All this I have written down by the hand of the LORD who gave me understanding in all the plans for everything to be done.”
• 1 Chr 29:29 : 29 The acts of King David, from the first to the last, are written in the records of Samuel the seer, Nathan the prophet, and Gad the seer.
• 1 Chr 9:33 : 33 These were the singers, heads of the families of the Levites, who lived in the chambers and were free from other duties, as they were engaged in their work day and night.
• 1 Chr 15:16-22 : 16 David instructed the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as singers, to sing joyful songs accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals. 17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel, Asaph son of Berechiah from his relatives, and Ethan son of Kushaiah from the descendants of Merari, their brothers. 18 With them were their second-rank colleagues: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, who served as gatekeepers. 19 The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan played bronze cymbals to sound the music. 20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah played the harps according to Alamoth. 21 Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah played the lyres to direct with Sheminith. 22 Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites in music, directed the music because he was skilled.
• 1 Chr 16:4-5 : 4 David appointed Levites to serve before the ark of the LORD, to commemorate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel. 5 Asaph was the chief, with Zechariah as his assistant, along with Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They played harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals.
• 1 Chr 16:42 : 42 Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of the trumpets, cymbals, and other musical instruments for worship of God. Jeduthun’s sons were assigned to the gates.
• 1 Chr 21:9 : 9 The LORD then spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,
• 2 Chr 30:12 : 12 In Judah also, the hand of God was at work to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and the officials, in accordance with the word of the LORD.
• 2 Chr 35:15 : 15 The singers, the sons of Asaph, were at their stations as commanded by David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. The gatekeepers were stationed at each gate and did not leave their posts, since their fellow Levites prepared their portions for them.
• 2 Sam 7:2-4 : 2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God remains in a tent." 3 Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you." 4 But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan,
• 2 Sam 12:1-7 : 1 The Lord sent Nathan to David. When Nathan arrived, he said to him, "There were two men in a city. One was rich, and the other was poor." 2 The rich man had a great many flocks and herds. 3 But the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It ate from his food, drank from his cup, and slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him. 4 Now, a traveler came to the rich man, but he was unwilling to take from his own flock or herd to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for his guest. 5 David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, "As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die! 6 He must pay back four times the price of the lamb because he did such a thing and had no pity! 7 Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.