1 Chronicles 15:27
25 So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.
26 And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.
28 So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.
29 As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.
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- BSB
- Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the choir master with the singers; and David had an ephod of linen on him.
- ASV
- 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: and David had upon him an ephod of linen.
- DARBY
- And David was clothed with a robe of byssus, and all the Levites that bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah chief of the music of the singers; and David had upon him a linen ephod.
- BLB
- And David was wrapped in a robe of fine linen, and [were] all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah head of the lifting up of the singers. And on David [was] an Ephod of linen.
- ÅB
- David var kledd i en kåpe av hvitt bomullstøy, og likeså alle de levitter som bar arken, og sangerne og Kenanja, sangmesteren, som ledet sangen; dessuten hadde David en livkjortel av lerret på.
- OTB
- Nå var David kledd i en kappe av fint lin sammen med alle levittene
som bar arken, og sangerne og Kenanja, lederen for sangen med sangerne.
David bar også en lin efod. - B1930
- David var klædd i en kåpe av hvitt bomullstøi, og likeså alle de levitter som bar arken, og sangerne og Kenanja, sangmesteren, som ledet sangen; dessuten hadde David en livkjortel av lerret på.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 6:14
And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD,
Read in context1 Samuel 2:18
Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.
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