Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation As David was returning after killing Goliath and as the soldiers were coming back home, women from every town in Israel came out to meet King Saul. They were singing joyful songs, dancing, and playing tambourines and lyres. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now when David returned, after he slew the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels of joy, and cornets. Philistine. Exodus 15:20 So Mary the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand: and all the women went forth after her with timbrels and with dances. Judges 11:34 And when Jephte returned into Maspha, to his house, his only daughter met him with timbrels and with dances: for he had no other children. Psalm 68:25 Princes went before joined with singers, in the midst of young damsels playing on timbrels. Jeremiah 31:11-13 For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and delivered him out of the hand of one that was mightier than he. . . . Context Saul Envies David5And David went out to whatsoever business Saul sent him, and he behaved himself prudently: and Saul set him over the soldiers, and he was acceptable in the eyes of all the people, and especially in the eyes of Saul's servants. 6Now when David returned, after he slew the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels of joy, and cornets.7And the women sung as they played, and they said: Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.… Cross References Exodus 15:20 So Mary the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand: and all the women went forth after her with timbrels and with dances. Exodus 15:21 And she began the song to them, saying: Let us sing to the Lord, for he is gloriously magnified, the horse and his rider he hath thrown into the sea. Judges 11:34 And when Jephte returned into Maspha, to his house, his only daughter met him with timbrels and with dances: for he had no other children. 1 Samuel 18:5 And David went out to whatsoever business Saul sent him, and he behaved himself prudently: and Saul set him over the soldiers, and he was acceptable in the eyes of all the people, and especially in the eyes of Saul's servants. 2 Samuel 1:20 Tell it not in Geth, publish it not in the streets of Ascalon: lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. 2 Samuel 6:5 But David and all Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of wood, on harps and lutes and timbrels and cornets and cymbals. Psalm 68:11 The Lord shall give the word to them that preach good tidings with great power. Psalm 68:25 Princes went before joined with singers, in the midst of young damsels playing on timbrels. Psalm 149:3 Let them praise his name in choir: let them sing to him with the timbrel and the psaltery. Isaiah 30:32 And the passage of the rod shall be strongly grounded, which the Lord shall make to rest upon him with timbrels and harps, and in great battles he shall overthrow them. Jump to Previous Cities Dancing David Instruments Israel Joy Killing Meet Music Philistine Saul Singing Slaughter Tabrets Tambourines Timbrels WomenJump to Next Cities Dancing David Instruments Israel Joy Killing Meet Music Philistine Saul Singing Slaughter Tabrets Tambourines Timbrels WomenLinks 1 Samuel 18:6 NIV1 Samuel 18:6 NLT 1 Samuel 18:6 ESV 1 Samuel 18:6 NASB 1 Samuel 18:6 Bible Apps 1 Samuel 18:6 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 18:6 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 18:6 French Bible 1 Samuel 18:6 German Bible Alphabetical: after all and as came cities coming dancing David from had happened home instruments Israel It joy joyful killed killing King lutes meet men musical of out Philistine returned returning Saul singing songs tambourines that the they to towns were When with women OT History: 1 Samuel 18:6 It happened as they came when David (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |