2 Samuel 6:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. And David danced before the Lord - Dancing is a religious ceremony among the Hindoos, and they consider it an act of devotion to their idols. It is evident that David considered it in the same light. What connection dancing can have with devotion I cannot tell. This I know, that unpremeditated and involuntary skipping may be the effect of sudden mental elation.