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They cameוַיָּבֹאוּto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםwith harpsבִּנְבָלִיםand lyresוּבְכִנֹּרוֹתand trumpets,וּבַחֲצֹצְרוֹתtoאֶלthe houseבֵּיתof YHWH.יְהוָה
2 Chronicles 20:28
Study it in the app“They came to Jerusalem with harps and lyres and trumpets, to the house of YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 20:28, word by word
- They cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- with harpsנְבָלִיםnevalim
harp
A stringed instrument played to accompany singing and praise.
Where else “nevalim” appears- and lyresכִנֹּרוֹתchinorot
lyre
Lyre: a small stringed instrument.
Where else “chinorot” appears- and trumpetsחֲצֹצְרוֹתchatsotsrot
trumpet
Trumpet: a straight metal instrument, different from the ram's horn.
Where else “chatsotsrot” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
27All the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned, with Jehoshaphat at their head, to return to Jerusalem with joy, for YHWH had made them rejoice by delivering them from their enemies.
28 · This verse (above)
29The dread of Elohim was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that YHWH had fought against the enemies of Israel.