2 Samuel 6:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And David, clothed in a linen ephod, was dancing before the Lord with all his strength.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 2:18 : 18 But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.
  • Exod 15:20 : 20 And Miriam, the woman prophet, the sister of Aaron, took an instrument of music in her hand; and all the women went after her with music and dances.
  • Ps 150:4 : 4 Give him praise with instruments of brass and in the dance: give him praise with horns and corded instruments.
  • Ps 30:11 : 11 By you my sorrow is turned into dancing; you have taken away my clothing of grief, and given me robes of joy;
  • Ps 149:3 : 3 Let them give praise to his name in the dance: let them make melody to him with instruments of brass and corded instruments of music.
  • Judg 11:34 : 34 Then Jephthah came back to his house in Mizpah, and his daughter came out, meeting him on his way with music and with dances; she was his only child; he had no other sons or daughters.
  • 1 Sam 2:28 : 28 Did I take him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest and to go up to my altar to make the smoke of the offerings go up and to take up the ephod? Did I give to your father's family all the offerings made by fire by the children of Israel?
  • 1 Sam 22:18 : 18 Then the king said to Doeg, You are to put the priests to death. And Doeg the Edomite, turning on the priests and attacking them, put to death that day eighty-five men who took up the ephod.
  • 1 Chr 15:27 : 27 And David was clothed with a robe of fair linen, as were all the Levites who took up the ark, and those who made melody, and Chenaniah the master of those who made melody; and David had on a linen ephod;
  • Judg 21:21 : 21 And watching; and if the daughters of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, then come from the vine-gardens and take a wife for every one of you from among the daughters of Shiloh, and go back to the land of Benjamin.
  • Exod 19:6 : 6 And you will be a kingdom of priests to me, and a holy nation. These are the words which you are to say to the children of Israel.
  • Deut 6:5 : 5 And the Lord your God is to be loved with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.
  • Luke 15:25 : 25 Now the older son was in the field: and when he came near the house, the sounds of music and dancing came to his ears.
  • Col 3:23 : 23 Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men;

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  • 1 Chr 15:25-29
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    83%

    25 So David, and the responsible men of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went with joy to get the ark of the agreement of the Lord out of the house of Obed-edom.

    26 And when God gave help to the Levites who were lifting up the ark of the agreement of the Lord, they made an offering of seven oxen and seven sheep.

    27 And David was clothed with a robe of fair linen, as were all the Levites who took up the ark, and those who made melody, and Chenaniah the master of those who made melody; and David had on a linen ephod;

    28 So all Israel took up the ark of the agreement of the Lord, with loud cries and with horns and brass and corded instruments sounding loudly.

    29 And when the ark of the agreement of the Lord came into the town of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looking out of the window, saw King David dancing and playing; and to her mind he seemed foolish.

  • 2 Sam 6:15-17
    3 verses
    81%

    15 So David and all the men of Israel took up the ark of the Lord with cries of joy and sounding of horns.

    16 And when the ark of the Lord came into the town of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looking out of the window, saw King David dancing and jumping before the Lord; and to her mind he seemed foolish.

    17 And they took in the ark of the Lord, and put it in its place inside the tent which David had put up for it: and David made burned offerings and peace-offerings to the Lord.

  • 2 Sam 6:12-13
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    12 And they said to King David, The blessing of the Lord is on the family of Obed-edom and on all he has, because of the ark of God. And David went and took the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the town of David with joy.

    13 And when those who were lifting the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, he made an offering of an ox and a fat young beast.

  • 1 Chr 13:8
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    8 Then David and all Israel made melody before God with all their strength, with songs and corded instruments of music, and with brass instruments and horns.

  • 1 Sam 2:18
    73%

    18 But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.

  • 2 Sam 6:5-6
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    73%

    5 And David and all the men of Israel made melody before the Lord with all their power, with songs and with corded instruments and instruments of brass.

    6 And when they came to Nacon's grain-floor, Uzzah put his hand on the ark of God to keep it safe in its place, for the oxen were out of control.

  • 2 Sam 6:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9 And such was David's fear of the Lord that day, that he said, How may I let the ark of God come to me?

    10 So David did not let the ark of the Lord come back to him to the town of David: but had it turned away and put into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

  • 1 Sam 30:7
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    7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, Come here to me with the ephod. And Abiathar took the ephod to David.

  • 2 Sam 1:11
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    11 Then David gave way to bitter grief, and so did all the men who were with him:

  • 2 Sam 6:20-21
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    20 Then David came back to give a blessing to his family. And Michal, Saul's daughter, came out to him and said, How full of glory was the king of Israel today, who let himself be seen uncovered by his servant-girls like a foolish person uncovering himself without shame!

    21 And David said to Michal, I was dancing before the Lord, who put me over your father and all his sons, to make me a ruler over the people of the Lord, over his people Israel: and I will go on playing before the Lord;

  • 2 Sam 6:2
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    2 And David, and all the people who were with him, went to Baal of Judah to get the ark of God, over which the holy name is named, the name of the Lord of armies, whose place is between the winged ones.

  • 1 Sam 23:6
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    6 Now when Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, went in flight to David, he came down to Keilah with the ephod in his hand.

  • Lev 8:7
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    7 He put the coat on him, making it tight with its band, and then the robe, and over it the ephod, with its band of needlework to keep it in place.

  • 1 Sam 18:6
    71%

    6 Now on their way, when David came back after the destruction of the Philistine, the women came out of all the towns of Israel, with songs and dances, meeting David with melody and joy and instruments of music.

  • Ps 149:3
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    3 Let them give praise to his name in the dance: let them make melody to him with instruments of brass and corded instruments of music.

  • Ps 30:11
    70%

    11 By you my sorrow is turned into dancing; you have taken away my clothing of grief, and given me robes of joy;

  • 1 Sam 18:4
    70%

    4 And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.

  • 1 Sam 17:39
    70%

    39 And David took Saul's sword and put the band round him over the metal coat, and was unable to go forward; for he was not used to them. Then David said to Saul, It is not possible for me to go out with these, for I am not used to them. So David took them off.

  • 1 Chr 15:16
    70%

    16 And David gave orders to the chief of the Levites to put their brothers the music-makers in position, with instruments of music, corded instruments and brass, with glad voices making sounds of joy.

  • Ps 150:4
    69%

    4 Give him praise with instruments of brass and in the dance: give him praise with horns and corded instruments.

  • 1 Chr 15:1
    69%

    1 And David made houses for himself in the town of David; and he got ready a place for the ark of God, and put up a tent for it.

  • 1 Chr 15:3
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    3 And David made all Israel come together at Jerusalem, to take the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had got ready for it.

  • 1 Sam 18:14
    69%

    14 And in all his undertakings David did wisely; and the Lord was with him.

  • 1 Sam 30:16
    69%

    16 And when he had taken him down, they saw them all, seated about on all sides, feasting and drinking among all the mass of goods which they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    69%

    16 And David did as the Lord had said; and they overcame the army of the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon as far as Gezer.

  • 2 Sam 12:20
    69%

    20 Then David got up from the earth, and after washing and rubbing himself with oil and changing his clothing, he went into the house of the Lord and gave worship: then he went back to his house, and at his order they put food before him and he had a meal.

  • 1 Sam 29:5
    69%

    5 Is this not David, who was named in their songs, when in the dance they said to one another, Saul has put to death thousands, and David tens of thousands?

  • 1 Chr 13:12-13
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    12 And so great was David's fear of God that day, that he said, How may I let the ark of God come to me?

    13 So David did not let the ark come back to him to the town of David, but had it turned away and put into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

  • 1 Chr 16:1
    68%

    1 Then they took in the ark of God and put it inside the tent which David had put up for it; and they made offerings, burned offerings and peace-offerings before God.

  • 1 Chr 29:20
    68%

    20 And David said to all the people, Now give praise to the Lord your God. And all the people gave praise to the Lord, the God of their fathers, with bent heads worshipping the Lord and the king.

  • 1 Chr 29:9
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    9 Then the people were glad because their offerings were freely given, for with a true heart they freely gave what they had to the Lord; and David the king was full of joy.

  • 1 Chr 13:5-6
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    5 So David sent for all Israel to come together, from Shihor, the river of Egypt, as far as the way into Hamath, to get the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

    6 And David went up, with all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim in Judah, to get up from there the ark of God, over which the holy Name is named, the name of the Lord whose place is between the winged ones.

  • Exod 39:2
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    2 The ephod he made of gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen;

  • Exod 29:5
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    5 Take the robes, and put the coat and the dress and the ephod and the priest's bag on Aaron; put the band of needlework round him,

  • 2 Sam 15:30
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    30 And David went up the slopes of the Mount of Olives weeping all the way, with his head covered and no shoes on his feet: and all the people who were with him, covering their heads, went up weeping.

  • 1 Sam 18:16
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    16 But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.

  • 1 Chr 16:4
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    4 And he put some of the Levites before the ark of the Lord as servants, to keep the acts of the Lord in memory, and to give worship and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel:

  • Exod 28:8
    68%

    8 And the beautifully worked band, which goes on it, is to be of the same work and the same material, of gold and blue and purple and red and twisted linen-work.