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2 Samuel 6:14

And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD,

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ASV

And David danced before Jehovah with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

KJV

And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְדָוִ֛דve.da.Vidand DavidH1732 →
מְכַרְכֵּ֥רme.khar.Ker[was] dancingH3769 →
בְּכָל־be.kholwith allH3605 →
עֹ֖ז'ozstrengthH5797 →
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְדָוִ֕דve.da.Vidand DavidH1732 →
חָג֖וּרcha.Gur[was] girdedH2296 →
אֵפ֥וֹד'e.Fodan ephod ofH646 →
בָּֽד׃BadlinenH906 →

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1 Samuel 2:18Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.Psalms 87:7Singers and pipers will proclaim, “All my springs of joy are in You.”2 Samuel 6:20As soon as David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”Exodus 15:20Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.Psalms 150:4Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute.Psalms 149:3Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.Judges 11:34And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.Psalms 30:11You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,Colossians 3:23Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,1 Samuel 2:28And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the offerings of the Israelites made by fire.2 Samuel 6:21But David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD,Exodus 19:6And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”1 Samuel 22:18So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.Deuteronomy 6:5And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.Judges 21:21and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.Luke 15:25Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.1 Chronicles 15:27Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.

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David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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