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2 Samuel 6:14

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And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
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  1. 1 Samuel 2:18Rank 1 from verse 14
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    18¶ But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

  2. Exodus 15:20Rank 2 from verse 14
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    20¶ And 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.

  3. Judges 11:34Rank 3 from verse 14
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    34¶ And 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.

  4. Psalms 149:3Rank 4 from verse 14
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    3Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

  5. Psalms 150:4Rank 5 from verse 14
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    4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

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2 Samuel 6:14

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danced

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Sense 1: Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of dance, meaning to move the body or feet rhythmically, often in joy or celebration. Sense 2: Such movement.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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girded

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of gird, meaning to fasten clothing or another object around the body.

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13And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

14And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

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15So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

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