Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.(Judges 21:18)

Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.(Judges 21:19)

Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;(Judges 21:20)

And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.

And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favorable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.(Judges 21:22)

And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.(Judges 21:23)

And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.(Judges 21:24)

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Judges 21:21 - Cross Reference

And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD. (2 Samuel 6:21)

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; (Ecclesiastes 3:4)

But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation. (Luke 17:25)

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. (Exodus 15:20)

Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. (Psalm 149:3)

And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. (Judges 11:34)

Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. (Psalm 150:4)

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. (Jeremiah 31:13)

But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; (Matthew 10:17)

And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music. (1 Samuel 18:6)

And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. (2 Samuel 6:14)