...Philistines, who had smitten and oppressed Israel, " it came to pass that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet...tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music. And the f 16 ESSAY ON DANCING. women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands,...

...their hands, and welcomed their approach with dancing and singing. Thus, " the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing to meet...tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music." (1 Sam. xviii. 6, 7, 2 Chron. xx. 27, 'J8-) The image of a battle, or continual warfare, is employed...

...Beth-lehemite. Œbtntng, 1 SAMUEL XVIII. APRIL 7. with tabrets. with joy, and with instruments of musick. nd I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria teu thousands. And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him : and he said, They have ascribed...

...responsively to them ;"3 and also the song of the women of Israel after David's victory over the giant, " They answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands."4 The words of the Psalmist were likewise brought to mind, " 0 clap your hands, all ye people...

...felt himself distinguished above all honour and remunerated beyond all price. In ver. 7 we read — ' And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands.' The Mahratta women have a custom of thus answering...

...instrument. Again, "when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King...said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands."* Nor the Babylonian captivity, which proved so disastrous to the children of Judah, extinguished...

...18:6,7: . . . when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments, and the women sang one to another in their...

...the Philistines, singing a type of song based on a short responsorial formula repeated by the choir: "And the women answered one another as they played...said, Saul hath slain his thousands and David his ten thousands" ( 1 Sam. 18:7). It was customary in ancient Israel as well as in neighboring societies for...

...bring this congregation into the land which I have given them." Numbers 20:10-12 The Pride of Saul "And the women answered one another as they played,...said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him, and he said, They have ascribed...

...to pass when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistines that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tabrets and instruments of music. 7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath...