2 Samuel 6:11-23

11The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months, and the Lord 1blessed Obed-edom and all his household.

12Now it was reported to King David, saying, “The Lord has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, on account of the ark of God.” 2So David went and brought the ark of God up from the house of Obed-edom to 3the city of David with joy. 13And so it was, that 4when 5those carrying the ark of the Lord marched six paces, he sacrificed an 6ox and a fattened steer. 14And 7David was dancing before the Lord with all his strength, and David was 8wearing a linen ephod. 15So David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with joyful shouting and the sound of the trumpet.

16Then it happened, as the ark of the Lord was coming into the city of David, that 9Michal the daughter of Saul looked down through the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she was contemptuous of him in her heart.

17Now they brought in the ark of the Lord and set it 10in its place inside the tent which David had pitched for it; and 11David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. 18When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, 12he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of armies. 19Further, he distributed to all the people, to all the multitude of Israel, both to men and women, a cake of bread, one of dates, and one of raisins to each one. Then all the people left, each to his house.

20But when David returned to bless his own household, Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How the king of Israel dignified himself today! For 13he exposed himself today in the sight of his servants’ female slaves, as one of the 14rabble shamelessly exposes himself!” 21But David said to Michal, “15I was before the Lord, who preferred me to your father and to all his house, to appoint me as ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel. So I will 16celebrate before the Lord! 22And I might demean myself even more than this and be lowly in my own sight, but with the female slaves of whom you have spoken, with them I am to be held in honor!” 23And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.