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2 Samuel 6:14
14David was wearing a linen ephod. He danced with all his strength to worship the Lord.
2 Samuel 6:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
- New International Version (NIV)Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the Lord with all his might,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And David danced before the Lord with all his might. And David was wearing a linen ephod.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod.
Context of 2 Samuel 6:14
12People told King David, ‘The Lord has blessed Obed-Edom's family and everything that belongs to him, because of the Covenant Box.’ So David went back to Obed-Edom's house. He was now happy to bring the Covenant Box from there to the City of David. 13The men who were carrying it walked six steps and they stopped. Then David offered a bull and a fat calf as sacrifices to God. David was wearing a linen ephod. He danced with all his strength to worship the Lord. 15He and all the Israelites brought the Lord's Covenant Box to Jerusalem. They shouted and they made a loud noise with trumpets. 16While they were bringing the Lord's Covenant Box into the City of David, Saul's daughter Michal looked out through a window. She saw what King David was doing. He was jumping and dancing to worship the Lord. Michal felt ashamed of him.
Read all of 2 Samuel 62 Samuel 6:14 word by word
וְדָוִ֛ד מְכַרְכֵּ֥ר בְּכָל־עֹ֖ז לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְדָוִ֕ד חָג֖וּר אֵפ֥וֹד בָּֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 6:14
- Exodus 15:20Then Miriam, Aaron's sister, who was a prophet, took a tambourine in her hand. All the other women followed her, with tambourines in their hands. They danced while Miriam sang to them.
- Judges 11:34After that, Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah. As he arrived, his daughter came out to meet him. She was dancing and making music with a tambourine. She was Jephthah's only child. He had no other son or daughter.
- Judges 21:21Watch carefully. When the young women of Shiloh come out to dance at the feast, run out from the vineyards. Each of you should catch one of the young women of Shiloh. Take them home to the land of Benjamin to be your wives.
- Psalms 30:11Now you have caused me to stop crying, so that I dance instead! I do not need to wear sackcloth, because I am no longer sad. Instead, you have made me very happy.
- Psalms 149:3Yes, dance to praise the name of the Lord. Take your harps and tambourines and make music to praise him with your songs.
- Psalms 150:4Dance and hit drums to praise him! Make music with harps and flutes to praise him!
- Luke 15:25While these things were happening, the older son was working in the field. On his way back to the house, he heard music. People were dancing.
- Deuteronomy 6:5Love the Lord your God with all your mind and with all your strength. Love him with all that you are.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10Use all your strength to do the work that you are doing. One day you will die and you will go into your grave. Then you will not have any work, or ideas, or knowledge or wisdom. So do your work well while you are alive.
- Colossians 3:23Whatever things you are doing, do them well. Remember that you are serving the Lord. You are not only serving people.
- 1 Samuel 2:18But Samuel served the Lord faithfully, as a young boy. He wore a linen ephod.
- 1 Samuel 22:18So the king said to Doeg, ‘You must kill the priests.’ So Doeg, the man from Edom, killed the priests that same day. He killed 85 priests who wore linen ephods.
- 1 Chronicles 15:27David was wearing a robe that was made of good linen. All the Levites who were carrying the Covenant Box also wore linen clothes. So did the musicians and Kenaniah, their leader. David also wore a linen ephod over his robe.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14And 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.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Danced - 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.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 It became evident, that happy was the man who had the ark near him. Christ is indeed a Stone of stumbling, and a Rock of offence, to those that are disobedient; but to those that believe, he is a Corner-stone, elect, precious, 1Pe 2:6-8. Let us be religious. Is the ark a blessing to others' houses? We may have it, and the blessing of it, without fetching it away from our neighbours. David, at first setting out, offered sacrifices to God. We…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14linen ephod: This word comes from the Hebrew ’epod, often written as ephod. It is related to an Akkadian word, epattu, which means “a costly garment.” The ephod was often decorated with gold. People used garments like this to clothe statues of gods. Because priests and sometimes kings were seen as sacred persons (set apart for God), they wore garments of this type (see 1 Samuel 2:18, 28; 14:3; 22:18; 23:6, 9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. David danced before the Lord--The Hebrews, like other ancient people, had their sacred dances, which were performed on their solemn anniversaries and other great occasions of commemorating some special token of the divine goodness and favor. with all his might--intimating violent efforts of leaping, and divested of his royal mantle (in a state of undress), conduct apparently unsuitable to the gravity of age or the dignity of a king. But it was…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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