When calling the assembly together, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones. The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. Your use of these is a permanent statute throughout your generations.

“When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who is attacking you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the Lord your God and be delivered from your enemies.(A) 10 You are to sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and your fellowship sacrifices and on your joyous occasions, your appointed festivals, and the beginning of each of your months. They will serve as a reminder for you before your God: I am Yahweh your God.”(B)

Read full chapter

To gather the assembly, blow the trumpets,(A) but not with the signal for setting out.(B)

“The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to blow the trumpets. This is to be a lasting ordinance for you and the generations to come.(C) When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you,(D) sound a blast on the trumpets.(E) Then you will be remembered(F) by the Lord your God and rescued from your enemies.(G) 10 Also at your times of rejoicing—your appointed festivals and New Moon feasts(H)—you are to sound the trumpets(I) over your burnt offerings(J) and fellowship offerings,(K) and they will be a memorial for you before your God. I am the Lord your God.(L)

Read full chapter

39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon.(A) Then they blew the ram’s horn,(B) and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”(C) 40 All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy(D) that the earth split open from the sound.[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 1:40 LXX reads the land resounded with their noise

39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil(A) from the sacred tent(B) and anointed Solomon. Then they sounded the trumpet(C) and all the people shouted,(D) “Long live King Solomon!” 40 And all the people went up after him, playing pipes(E) and rejoicing greatly, so that the ground shook with the sound.

Read full chapter