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David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with tambourines, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
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Worship with All Your Might
Commentators note that the worship described was incredibly energetic and expressive. The phrase "played before God with all their might" involved not just a wide array of musical instruments but also likely included dancing. This scene affirms that joyful, loud, and full-bodied celebration is a valid and biblical form of worship.
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1 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
Played. —Were dancing (to music).
With all their might, and with singing. —So Septuagint…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 13:5).
Presbyterian
Let the sin of Uzza warn all to take heed of presumption, rashness, and irreverence, in dealing with holy things; and let no one think that a good …
