1 Samuel 18:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

David would go out to fight against the Philistines. On the way home, after the battles, women in every town in Israel would come out to meet him. They sang and danced for joy as they played their tambourines and lyres. They did this right in front of Saul!

Cross References

Judges 11:34

Jephthah went back to Mizpah. He went to his house, and his daughter came out to meet him. She was playing a tambourine and dancing. She was his only daughter, and Jephthah loved her very much. He did not have any other sons or daughters.

Exodus 15:20

Then Aaron’s sister, the woman prophet Miriam, took a tambourine. She and the women began singing and dancing.

Psalm 68:25

Singers come marching in front, followed by the musicians; they are surrounded by young girls playing tambourines.

Exodus 15:21

Miriam repeated the words, “Sing to the Lord! He has done great things. He threw horse and rider into the sea ….”

1 Samuel 18:5

David went to fight wherever Saul sent him. He was very successful, so Saul put him in charge of the soldiers. This pleased everyone, even Saul’s officers.

2 Samuel 1:20

Don’t tell the news in Gath. Don’t announce it in the streets of Ashkelon. Those Philistine cities would be happy! Those foreigners would be glad.

2 Samuel 6:5

David and all the Israelites were dancing in front of the Lord and playing all kinds of musical instruments. There were lyres, harps, drums, rattles, instruments made from cypress wood, and cymbals.

Psalm 68:11

My Lord gave the command, and many people went to tell the good news:

Psalm 149:3

Let them praise him by dancing and playing their tambourines and harps.

Isaiah 30:32

And as the Lord beats Assyria, his people will keep the rhythm with their drums and harps.