Amos 5:23
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
Cross-references
Amos 6:5
Parallel
Amos 6:5 similarly condemns idle songs to the harp, reinforcing that God rejects their musical worship.
Amos 8:3
Parallel
Amos 8:3 predicts songs turning to wailings, the judgment that follows God's rejection of their noise.
Amos 8:10
Parallel
Amos 8:10 echoes the same judgment: songs turned to lamentation, fulfilling God's rejection.
2 Samuel 6:5
Contrast
2 Samuel 6:5 shows joyful worship with harps that was accepted, contrasting with the rejected noise in Amos.
1 Chronicles 13:8
Contrast
1 Chronicles 13:8 similarly describes accepted worship with harps, contrasting the rejected worship in Amos.