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2 Samuel 6:21

But 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,

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ASV

And David said unto Michal, It was before Jehovah, who chose me above thy father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of Jehovah, over Israel: therefore will I play before Jehovah.

KJV

And David said unto Michal, It was before the Lord, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel: therefore will I play before the Lord.

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
דָּוִד֮da.VidDavidH1732 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מִיכַל֒mi.KhalMichalH4324 →
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
בָּֽחַר־ba.char-he choseH977 →
בִּ֤יbi<in> <the> me
מֵֽאָבִיךְ֙me.'a.viKhmore than father yourH1 →
וּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-and more than allH3605 →
בֵּית֔וֹbei.Tohousehold hisH1004 →
לְצַוֹּ֨תle.tza.Votto appointH6680 →
אֹתִ֥י'o.Ti<obj.> meH853 →
נָגִ֛ידna.GidrulerH5057 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
עַ֥ם'am[the] people ofH5971 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וְשִׂחַקְתִּ֖יve.si.chak.Tiand I will playH7832 →
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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Psalms 75:7but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.2 Samuel 7:8Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.Acts 13:22After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’2 Samuel 6:16As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.1 Samuel 13:14But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”Psalms 89:19–20You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.Psalms 78:70–72He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;1 Samuel 15:28So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.1 Chronicles 17:7Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.2 Samuel 6:5David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.2 Samuel 6:14And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD,1 Samuel 16:1Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”1 Corinthians 10:31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.Acts 7:46who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.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.1 Samuel 16:12So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”1 Chronicles 15:29As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.Psalms 78:70He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;

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