2 Samuel 6:16

2 Samuel 6:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.
• New International Version (NIV)As the ark of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him in her heart.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now as the ark of the Lord came into the City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and saw King David leaping and whirling before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.

Context of 2 Samuel 6:16

14And David danced before the Lord with all his might, wearing a priestly garment. 15So David and all the people of Israel brought up the Ark of the Lord with shouts of joy and the blowing of rams’ horns. But as the Ark of the Lord entered the City of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looked down from her window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she was filled with contempt for him. 17They brought the Ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the special tent David had prepared for it. And David sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings to the Lord. 18When he had finished his sacrifices, David blessed the people in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

2 Samuel 6:16 word by word

וְהָיָה֙ אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֔ה בָּ֖א עִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וּמִיכַ֨ל בַּת־שָׁא֜וּל נִשְׁקְפָ֣ה׀ בְּעַ֣ד הַחַלּ֗וֹן וַתֵּ֨רֶא אֶת־הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִד֙ מְפַזֵּ֤ז וּמְכַרְכֵּר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַתִּ֥בֶז ל֖וֹ בְּלִבָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And as the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• Michalמִיכַלmîykâl · MichalH4324
• Saul’sשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• lookedשָׁקַףshâqaph · to lookH8259
• through a windowחַלּוֹןchallôn · windowH2474
• and sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• leapingפָּזַזpâzaz · be agileH6339
• and dancingכָּרַרkârar · to danceH3769
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• and she despisedבָּזָהbâzâh · to despiseH959
• him in her heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 6:16

• 1 Chronicles 15:29But as the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant entered the City of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looked down from her window. When she saw King David skipping about and laughing with joy, she was filled with contempt for him.
• 2 Samuel 3:14David then sent this message to Ishbosheth, Saul’s son: “Give me back my wife Michal, for I bought her with the lives of 100 Philistines.”
• Psalms 69:7For I endure insults for your sake; humiliation is written all over my face.
• Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected— a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care.
• Acts 2:13But others in the crowd ridiculed them, saying, “They’re just drunk, that’s all!”
• 1 Corinthians 2:14But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16She despised him in her heart - She did not blame him outwardly; she thought he had disgraced himself, but she kept her mind to herself.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16She despised him in her heart - In the days of Saul the ark had been neglected 1 Chronicles 13:3, and Saul had in everything shown himself to be an irreligious king. Michal seems to have been of a like spirit. The whole section, 1 Chronicles 15:29; 1 Chronicles 16:43. The peace offerings were with a special view to feasting the people. (Compare 1 Kings 8:63-66.)Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 It became evident, that happy was the man who had the ark near him. Christ is indeed a Stone of stumbling, and a Rock of offence, to those that are disobedient; but to those that believe, he is a Corner-stone, elect, precious, 1Pe 2:6-8. Let us be religious. Is the ark a blessing to others' houses? We may have it, and the blessing of it, without fetching it away from our neighbours. David, at first setting out, offered sacrifices to God. We…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16Michal is identified as the daughter of Saul three times in this chapter (2 Samuel 6:16, 20, 23). By repeatedly naming her father, the text highlights the tension in her identity. Was Michal more David’s wife, or was she still Saul’s daughter? This tension also raises questions about David’s motives. When David brought Michal back to him earlier (2 Samuel 3:13), did he do so because he loved her, or because she strengthened his political position?…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 6:16

• Ark
• Dancing
• David
• Family
• Jerusalem
• Michal
• Women
• Zion

In the dictionaries

• David
• City of David
• Chronicles, Books of
• Cornet
• Fatling
• Heart
• Lack
• Sacrifice
• Shekel
• Stater

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings