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

¹⁸ But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

⁴ Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

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 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

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.

²³ And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

¹¹ Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

²⁸ And 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?

²⁵ Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.