And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

And when Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, behold, his daughter was coming out to meet him with timbrels and dancing; and she was his only child. Besides her he had neither son nor daughter.

and watch; and when the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance their dances, then come out from the vineyards, and every man catch a wife for himself from the daughters of Shiloh; and go to the land of Benjamin.

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have loosened my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

Let them praise His name in the dance; let them make music unto Him with the timbrel and harp.

Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and pipes!

Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

And you shall love Jehovah your God with all your heart, with all your soul, exceedingly in every way.

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no work nor reasoning nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol where you go.

And whatever you do, do it from the soul, as to the Lord and not to men,

But Samuel was serving before Jehovah, even as a boy, girded with a linen ephod.

Did I not choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to offer upon My altar, to burn incense, and to bear the ephod before Me? And did I not give to the house of your father all the offerings by fire of the children of Israel?

And the king said to Doeg, You turn and fall upon the priests! And Doeg the Edomite turned and fell upon the priests, and killed on that day eighty-five men bearing a linen ephod.

David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the leader in uplifting singing. David also wore a linen ephod.