2Sa 6:14 | TNotes | STEP | 6:14 priestly garment: This word (Hebrew ’epod , “ephod”) is associated with an Akkadian word, epattu, meaning “a costly garment.” Richly ornamented with gold, this garment was used for robing statues of gods. Because priests and (sometimes) kings were considered sacred persons, they traditionally used garments of this type (see 1 Sam 2:18 , 28 ; 14:3 ; 22:18 ; 23:6 , 9 ).

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‏ 2 Samuel 6:14

6:14 ^a priestly garment: This word (Hebrew ’epod, “ephod”) is associated with an Akkadian word, epattu, meaning “a costly garment.” Richly ornamented with gold, this garment was used for robing statues of gods. Because priests and (sometimes) kings were considered sacred persons, they traditionally used garments of this type (see 1 Sam 2:18 ^b, 28 ^c; 14:3 ^d; 22:18 ^e; 23:6 ^f, 9 ^g).