2 Samuel 6:14

2 Samuel 6:14

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

a. NLT: And David danced before the LORD with all his might, wearing a priestly garment.

b. NIV: Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the LORD with all his might,

c. YLT: And David is dancing with all strength before Jehovah, and David is girded with a linen ephod,

d. Amplified Bible Classic: And David danced before the Lord with all his might, clad in a linen ephod [a priest’s upper garment].

e. Septuagint: And David sounded with well-tuned instruments before the Lord, and David [was] clothed with a fine long robe.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: David danced with all [his] strength before HASHEM; David was girded in a linen tunic.

1. “And David danced before the LORD with all his might…”

a. David [1732 * David; rarely (fully); Daviyd] [Strong: from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse:--David.]

b. danced [3769 * karar] [Gesenius: to whirl, dance whirling, dancing, to exult, to leap.] [Strongs: to dance (i.e. whirl): -dance(-ing).]

1). Spurgeon Devotional Commentary: The dance was, in Israel, a form of divine worship, in which the highest and holiest inspiration oftentimes expressed itself; as, for example, in the case of Miriam and her companions at the Red Sea.  If it had not been so, how would the spirit of prophecy have said by the prophet Jeremiah, "Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.'"  And how would the singer of the hundred-and-fiftieth Psalm have exhorted the pious, saying to them, "Praise ye the Lord: praise him with timbrel and dance"!

c. before [6440 * paniym] [Strong: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437); 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.):--+ 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.]

d. the LORD [3068 * Yhovah] [Strong: from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:--Jehovah, the Lord.]

e. with all his might [5797 * `oz; or (fully) rowz] [Strong: from 5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise):--boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.] [Gesenius: might, strength material or physical, personal or social or political.]

1). This is another reason I believe there was a supernatural manifestation of God’s power in the previous verse. The impact on David was, “…he danced before the LORD with all his might…”

2. “…and David was girded with a linen ephod.”

a. David [1732 * David; rarely (fully); Daviyd] [Strong: from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse:--David.]

b. was girded [2296 * chagar] [Strong: a primitive root; to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.):--be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, X on every side.]

c. with a linen [906 * bad] [Gesenius: linen, white linen] [Strong: a linen garment:--linen.]

d. ephod [646 * ‘ephowd] [Gesenius: ephod, priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle, outer garment worn by an ordinary priest and made of white stuff worn by the high priest – more costly, woven of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and linen threads provided with shoulder-pieces and a breast piece of like material, ornamented with gems and gold.] [Strong: a girdle; specifically the ephod or high-priest’s shoulder- piece.]

1). David was dressed in a linen ephod, but so were all the Levites who were carrying the Ark as well as all the singers.

a). 1 Chronicles 15:27 And 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.

2). John Wesley’s Notes: The usual habit of the priests and Levites, in their sacred ministrations yet sometimes worn by others, as it was by the young child Samuel; and so David, who laid by his royal robes, and put on this robe to declare, that although he was king of Israel, yet he willingly owned himself to be the Lord's minister and servant.