2 Samuel 6:22

And I will yet be more undignified than this, and will be shafal (lowly) in mine own eyes; and of the amahot (maidservants) which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be held in honor.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.

In Context

21And Dovid said unto Michal, It was before Hashem, which chose me rather than thy av, and rather than all his bais, to appoint me Nagid over Am Hashem, over Yisroel: therefore will I rejoice before Hashem.

23Therefore Michal Bat Sha'ul had no yeled unto her yom mot.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:30Therefore Hashem Elohei Yisroel saith, I said indeed that thy Bais, and the Bais Avicha, should walk before Me ad olam (forever); but now Hashem saith, Be it far from Me; for them that honor Me I will honor, and they that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.

Job 42:6Therefore I abhor myself, 1 and nichamti (I am sorry, I make teshuvah) in dust and ashes.

Isaiah 50:6I + 50:6 Moshiach offered My gev (back) to them that deliver blows, 1 and My lekhi (cheeks) to them that pulled out: + 50:6 the beard 1 I hid not My face from kelimot (humiliations, shame) 1 and rok (spitting, saliva). 1

Matthew 5:11Ashrey are you when they reproach you and persecute you and speak all kinds of lashon horah against you, speaking sheker (falsehood, lies) because of me. + 5:11 Moshiach

1 Timothy 1:15Trustworthy is the dvar Emes and worthy of all mekabel acceptance, that Rebbe, Melech, HaMoshiach Yehoshua came into the Olam Hazeh to rescue chote'im, of whom I am the foremost.

1 Peter 4:14If you are reproached for the Shem HaMoshiach, ashrei (happy, blessed) are you, because the Ruach of Kavod and of Hashem + 4:14 Isa 11:2 rests upon you.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 6:21-23

David Expostulates with Michal. ( b. c. 1045.) 20 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! 21 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:… Read the whole commentary →

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