Verse 20

Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a hand-drum in her hand, and all the women went out after her with hand-drums and with dances.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 18:6 : 6 When the men arrived after David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women from all the cities of Israel came out singing and dancing to meet King Saul. They were happy as they played their tambourines and three-stringed instruments.
  • Judg 11:34 : 34 When Jephthah came home to Mizpah, there was his daughter hurrying out to meet him, dancing to the rhythm of tambourines. She was his only child; except for her he had no son or daughter.
  • Ps 150:4 : 4 Praise him with the tambourine and with dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and the flute!
  • Num 26:59 : 59 Now the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And to Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and Miriam their sister.
  • Judg 4:4 : 4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time.
  • Exod 2:4 : 4 His sister stationed herself at a distance to find out what would happen to him.
  • Mic 6:4 : 4 In fact, I brought you up from the land of Egypt, I delivered you from that place of slavery. I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to lead you.
  • Ps 68:25 : 25 Singers walk in front; musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, in the midst of young women playing tambourines.
  • Ps 149:3 : 3 Let them praise his name with dancing! Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp!
  • Ps 81:2 : 2 Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant sounding harp, and the ten-stringed instrument!
  • Luke 2:36 : 36 The Testimony of Anna There was also a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having been married to her husband for seven years until his death.
  • Judg 21:21 : 21 and keep your eyes open. When you see the daughters of Shiloh coming out to dance in the celebration, jump out from the vineyards. Each one of you, catch yourself a wife from among the daughters of Shiloh and then go home to the land of Benjamin.
  • 2 Kgs 22:14 : 14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shullam son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the supervisor of the wardrobe.(She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh district.) They stated their business,
  • Ps 30:11 : 11 Then you turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and covered me with joy.
  • Ps 68:11 : 11 The Lord speaks; many, many women spread the good news.
  • 1 Sam 10:5 : 5 Afterward you will go to Gibeah of God, where there are Philistine officials. When you enter the town, you will meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place. They will have harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
  • Acts 21:9 : 9 (He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.)
  • 1 Cor 11:5 : 5 But any woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered disgraces her head, for it is one and the same thing as having a shaved head.
  • 1 Cor 14:34 : 34 the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak. Rather, let them be in submission, as in fact the law says.
  • Num 12:1 : 1 Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married(for he had married an Ethiopian woman).
  • Num 20:1 : 1 The Israelites Complain Again Then the entire community of Israel entered the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh. Miriam died and was buried there.
  • 2 Sam 6:5 : 5 while David and all Israel were energetically celebrating before the LORD, singing and playing various stringed instruments, tambourines, rattles, and cymbals.
  • 2 Sam 6:14 : 14 Now David, wearing a linen ephod, was dancing with all his strength before the LORD.
  • 2 Sam 6:16 : 16 As the ark of the LORD entered the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked out the window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, she despised him.