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2 Samuel 6

2 Sam. 6:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
danced
karar (Hebrew #3769)
to dance (i.e. whirl)
KJV usage: dance(-ing).
Pronounce: kaw-rar'
Origin: a primitive root
b before
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
with all his might
`oz (Hebrew #5797)
from 5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
KJV usage: boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.
Pronounce: oze
Origin: or (fully) rowz {oze}
; and David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
was girded
chagar (Hebrew #2296)
to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)
KJV usage: be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, X on every side.
Pronounce: khaw-gar'
Origin: a primitive root
e with a linen
bad (Hebrew #906)
flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment
KJV usage: linen.
Pronounce: bad
Origin: perhaps from 909 (in the sense of divided fibres)
ephod
'ephowd (Hebrew #646)
probably of foreign derivation ; a girdle; specifically the ephod or high-priest's shoulder- piece; also generally, an image
KJV usage: ephod.
Pronounce: ay-fode'
Origin: rarely oephod {ay-fode'}
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Psa. 30:11• 11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; (Psa. 30:11)
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Psa. 150:4• 4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. (Psa. 150:4)
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1 Sam. 2:18,28• 18But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
 28And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel? (1 Sam. 2:18,28)

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Ministry on This Verse

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danced.
Ex. 15:20• 20And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. (Ex. 15:20)
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Judg. 11:34• 34And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. (Judg. 11:34)
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Judg. 21:21• 21And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. (Judg. 21:21)
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Psa. 30:11• 11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; (Psa. 30:11)
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Psa. 149:3• 3Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. (Psa. 149:3)
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Psa. 150:4• 4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. (Psa. 150:4)
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Luke 15:25• 25Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. (Luke 15:25)
with all this.
Deut. 6:5• 5And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. (Deut. 6:5)
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Eccl. 9:10• 10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. (Eccl. 9:10)
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Col. 3:23• 23And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; (Col. 3:23)
girded.
1 Sam. 2:18,28• 18But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
 28And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel? (1 Sam. 2:18,28)
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1 Sam. 22:18• 18And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. (1 Sam. 22:18)
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1 Chron. 15:27• 27And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen. (1 Chron. 15:27)
• Here we only see David, and we see him clothed with the ephod. He is the head of his people, when he reestablishes the relationship1 between them and his God, and it is with joy, with offerings, and songs of triumph (“2 Samuel 6” by J.N. Darby)
• Here we see him once more become a type of Christ in His future glory. There is a bit of Melchisedek in the person of David as he is presented to us here. Here we have kingship united to priesthood. (“The Ark at Zion: 2 Samuel 6” by H.L. Rossier)
• The leading idea connected with the ephod is that he who wears it presents himself to God. (“2 Samuel 6” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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