2 Samuel 6
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2 Samuel 6:13-23

13And so it was, that 1whenH3588 2those carryingH5375 the arkH727 of the LordH3068 marchedH6805 sixH8337 pacesH6806, he sacrificedH2076 an 3oxH7794 and a fattenedH4806 steerH4806. 14And 4DavidH1732 was dancingH3769 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 with allH3605 his strengthH5797, and DavidH1732 was 5wearingH2296 a linenH906 ephodH646. 15So DavidH1732 and allH3605 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 were bringingH5927 upH5927 the arkH727 of the LordH3068 with joyfulH8643 shoutingH8643 and the soundH6963 of the trumpetH7782.

16Then it happenedH1961, as the arkH727 of the LordH3068 was comingH935 into the cityH5892 of DavidH1732, that 6MichalH4324 the daughterH1323 of SaulH7586 lookedH8259 downH8259 throughH1157 the windowH2474 and sawH7200 KingH4428 DavidH1732 leapingH6339 and dancingH3769 beforeH6440 the LordH3068; and she wasH959 contemptuousH959 of him in her heartH3820.

17Now they broughtH935 inH935 the arkH727 of the LordH3068 and setH3322 it 7in its placeH4725 insideH8432 the tentH168 whichH834 DavidH1732 had pitchedH5186 for it; and 8DavidH1732 offeredH5927 burntH5930 offeringsH5930 and peaceH8002 offeringsH8002 beforeH6440 the LordH3068. 18When DavidH1732 had finishedH3615 offeringH5927 the burntH5930 offeringH5930 and the peaceH8002 offeringsH8002, 9he blessedH1288 the peopleH5971 in the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 of armiesH6635. 19Further, he distributedH2505 to allH3605 the peopleH5971, to allH3605 the multitudeH1995 of IsraelH3478, bothH4480 to menH376 and womenH802, a cakeH2471 of breadH3899, oneH259 of datesH829, and oneH259 of raisinsH809 to eachH376 oneH376. Then allH3605 the peopleH5971 leftH1980, eachH376 to his houseH1004.

20But when DavidH1732 returnedH7725 to blessH1288 his own householdH1004, MichalH4324 the daughterH1323 of SaulH7586 cameH3318 outH3318 to meetH7122 DavidH1732 and saidH559, “HowH4100 the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 dignifiedH3513 himself todayH3117! For 10he exposedH1540 himself todayH3117 in the sightH5869 of his servants’H5650 femaleH519 slavesH519, as oneH259 of the 11rabbleH7386 shamelesslyH1540 exposesH1540 himself!” 21But DavidH1732 saidH559 to MichalH4324, “12I was beforeH6440 the LordH3068, whoH834 preferredH977 me to your fatherH1 and to allH3605 his houseH1004, to appointH6680 me as rulerH5057 overH5921 the peopleH5971 of the LordH3068, overH5921 IsraelH3478. So I will 13celebrateH7832 beforeH6440 the LordH3068! 22And I might demeanH7043 myself even moreH5750 thanH4480 thisH2088 and be lowlyH8217 in my own sightH5869, but with the femaleH519 slavesH519 of whomH834 you have spokenH559, with them I am to be heldH3513 inH3513 honorH3513!” 23And MichalH4324 the daughterH1323 of SaulH7586 hadH1961 noH3808 childH3206 to the dayH3117 of her deathH4194.

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Samuel 6:13 Or each time those ↩
  2. 2. 2 Samuel 6:13 Num 4:15; Josh 3:3; 1 Chr 15:2, 15 ↩
  3. 3. 2 Samuel 6:13 1 Kin 8:5 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Samuel 6:14 Ex 15:20, 21; Judg 11:34 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Samuel 6:14 Ex 19:6; 1 Sam 2:18, 28 ↩
  6. 6. 2 Samuel 6:16 2 Sam 3:14 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Samuel 6:17 1 Chr 15:1; 2 Chr 1:4 ↩
  8. 8. 2 Samuel 6:17 1 Kin 8:62-65 ↩
  9. 9. 2 Samuel 6:18 1 Kin 8:14, 15 ↩
  10. 10. 2 Samuel 6:20 2 Sam 6:14, 16; Eccl 7:17 ↩
  11. 11. 2 Samuel 6:20 Judg 9:4 ↩
  12. 12. 2 Samuel 6:21 1 Sam 13:14; 15:28 ↩
  13. 13. 2 Samuel 6:21 Or dance ↩

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