2 Samuel 6:16

Now it so came about that, when the ark of Yahweh entered the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter, looked out through the window, and saw King David, leaping and dancing before Yahweh, and she despised him, in her heart.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15So, David and all the house of Israel, were bringing up the ark of Yahweh,—with triumphant shoutings, and with the sound of a horn.

17So they brought in the ark of Yahweh, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent which David had stretched out for it,—and David caused to go up ascending-sacrifices before Yahweh, and peace-offerings.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:20Then did Michal, Saul’s daughter, love David,—and it was told Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes.

1 Chronicles 15:29And so it was that, when the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came in as far as the city of David,—and Michal daughter of Saul looked forth through the window, and saw King David, dancing and playing, that she despised him in her heart.

Psalms 123:3Show us favour, O Yahweh, show us favour, for, exceedingly, are we sated with contempt:

Acts 2:13While, others, in mockery were saying—With sweet wine, are they drunken!

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 6:13-20

Michal Despises David. ( b. c. 1045.) 12 And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness. 13 And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings. 14 And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. 15 So David… Read the whole commentary →

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