Cross References 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. 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. 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.… Lexicon As the troopsוַיְהִ֣י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be were returning home בְּשׁ֤וּב (bə·šūḇ) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again after David דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse had killed מֵהַכּ֣וֹת (mê·hak·kō·wṯ) Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike the Philistine, הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י (hap·pə·liš·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia the women הַנָּשִׁ֜ים (han·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female came out וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה (wat·tê·ṣe·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the cities עָרֵ֤י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc to meet לִקְרַ֖את (liq·raṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7122: To encounter, befall King הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king Saul שָׁא֣וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites with singing לָשִׁ֣יר (lā·šîr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7891: To sing and dancing, וְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹת (wə·ham·mə·ḥō·lō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 4246: A dance with joyful songs, בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה (bə·śim·ḥāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8057: Blithesomeness, glee and with tambourines בְּתֻפִּ֥ים (bə·ṯup·pîm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8596: A timbrel, tambourine and other musical instruments. וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃ (ū·ḇə·šā·li·šîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7991: A triple, a triangle, a three-fold measure, a general of the third rank Additional Translations As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other musical instruments.And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music. And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and with instruments of music. And there came out women in dances to meet David out of all the cities of Israel, with timbrels, and with rejoicing, and with cymbals. And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambours, with joy, and with triangles. And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and with instruments of music. And it came to pass as they came, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music. It happened as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music. And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, in David's returning from smiting the Philistine, that the women come out from all the cities of Israel to sing -- also the dancers -- to meet Saul the king, with tabrets, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments; 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 WomenExternal Links 1 Samuel 18:6 NIV1 Samuel 18:6 NLT 1 Samuel 18:6 ESV 1 Samuel 18:6 NASB 1 Samuel 18:6 ASV 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 |