¹ tn Heb “all the house of Israel.”

² tc Heb “were celebrating before the Lord with all woods of fir” (cf. KJV, ASV, NASB). If the text is retained, the last expression must be elliptical, referring to musical instruments made from fir wood. But it is preferable to emend the text in light of 1 Chr 13:8, which reads “were celebrating before the Lord with all strength and with songs.”

³ tn Heb “with zithers [?] and with harps.”

⁴ tn That is, “sistrums” (so NAB, NIV); ASV, NASB, NRSV, CEV, NLT “castanets.”

⁵ tn Heb “and David was dancing with all his strength before the Lord, and David was girded with a linen ephod.”

⁶ tn Heb “all his house”; CEV “anyone else in your family.”