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Barnes' Notes on 1 Samuel 18:6

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The Philistine - Rather as in the margin. The allusion is not to Goliath, but to one of the expeditions referred to in 1 Samuel 18:5. Singing and dancing - Women used to dance to the sound of the timbrel, and to sing as they danced and played. (instruments of music The word means, an instrument like the triangle, or with three cords. return to 'Top of Page'
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