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

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

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.

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

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.

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

And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

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

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?

And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.

And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.

And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

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

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.