the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
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THE MESSAGE
2 Samuel 6:14
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David was dancing with all his might before the Lord wearing a linen ephod.
David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen efod.
And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
Now David was dancing with all his might before Yahweh, and David was wearing a linen ephod.
And David danced before the Lord with all his might. And David was wearing a linen ephod.
Then David danced with all his might before the Lord . He had on a holy linen vest.
Now David, wearing a linen ephod, was dancing with all his strength before the Lord .
And David was dancing before the LORD with great enthusiasm, and David was wearing a linen ephod [a priest's upper garment].
And David was dancing before the LORD with all his strength, and David was wearing a linen ephod.
And Dauid danced before the Lorde with al his might, & was girded with a linnen Ephod.
And David was dancing before Yahweh with all his strength, and David was girded with a linen ephod.
He was dancing for the Lord with all his might, but he wore only a linen cloth.
Then David danced and spun around with abandon before Adonai , wearing a linen ritual vest.
And David danced before Jehovah with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
David was dancing in front of the Lord . He was wearing a linen ephod.
And David sang praises before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
David, wearing only a linen cloth around his waist, danced with all his might to honor the Lord .
And David was dancing with all his might before Jehovah. And David was girded with a linen ephod.
And Dauid daunsed wt all his mighte before the LORDE, and was girded with an ouerbody cote of lynne.
And David danced before Jehovah with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
And David, clothed in a linen ephod, was dancing before the Lord with all his strength.
And Dauid daunced before the Lorde with all his might, & was girded with a linnen Ephod.
And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
And Dauid daunced before the Lord with all his might, and Dauid was girded with a linnen Ephod.
And David sounded with well-tuned instruments before the Lord, and David was clothed with a fine long robe.
And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD,
and daunside with alle strengthis bifor the Lord; sotheli Dauid was clothid with a lynnun surplis.
And David is dancing with all strength before Jehovah, and David is girded with a linen ephod,
And David danced before Yahweh with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
And David danced before the LORD with all [his] might; and David [was] girded with a linen ephod.
David danced before Yahweh with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
Then David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod.
And David danced before the Lord with all his might, wearing a priestly garment.
He was dancing before the Lord with all his strength. And he was wearing a linen vest.
David danced before the Lord with all his might; David was girded with a linen ephod.
And, David, was dancing with all boldness before Yahweh, - David, being girt with an ephod of linen.
And David danced with all his might before the Lord: and David was girded with a linen ephod.
And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
And David was dancing before the LORD with all his might, and David was wearing a linen ephod.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
danced: Exodus 15:20, Judges 11:34, Judges 21:21, Psalms 30:11, Psalms 149:3, Psalms 150:4, Luke 15:25
with all his: Deuteronomy 6:5, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Colossians 3:23
girded: 1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 2:28, 1 Samuel 22:18, 1 Chronicles 15:27
Reciprocal: Exodus 28:4 - ephod Exodus 32:19 - the dancing 1 Samuel 19:24 - stripped 2 Samuel 6:20 - uncovered 2 Samuel 6:21 - before 2 Chronicles 20:27 - forefront Ezekiel 46:10 - General Hosea 3:4 - ephod
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And David danced before the Lord with all [his] might,.... That is, before the ark of the Lord; not a set dance, or along with others; but he leaped and skipped as "car", a lamb, does, and that for joy that the ark was like to be brought home to his house, without any token of the divine displeasure, as before; the Targum is,
"he praised before the Lord with all his might;''
exerted himself to the uttermost in singing the praises of God vocally, or by playing on an instrument; to which sense are the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions, which is approved of by Castel p; who observes, it nowhere appears to have been a custom to dance before the ark; but it might be now done, though not usual, and therefore was observed by Michal with contempt, 2 Samuel 6:16; a later writer q shows that dancing is the proper sense of the word:
and David [was] girded with a linen ephod; which others, besides priests, sometimes wore, as Samuel did, and which David might choose to appear in, rather than in his royal robes, as being more agreeable to the service of God, and lighter for him both to walk and dance in on this occasion.
p Lexic. col. 1793. q Hackman. Praecidan. Sacr. p. 156, 157.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Danced - The Hebrew word is found only here and in 2 Samuel 6:16. It means “to dance in a circle,” hence, simply to dance. The parallel passage in 1 Chronicles 15:27 gives a widely different sense.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Samuel 6:14. And David danced before the Lord — Dancing is a religious ceremony among the Hindoos, and they consider it an act of devotion to their idols. It is evident that David considered it in the same light. What connection dancing can have with devotion I cannot tell. This I know, that unpremeditated and involuntary skipping may be the effect of sudden mental elation.
