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2 Samuel 6:16

Verse 16 of 23. The 6th of 24 chapters in 2 Samuel, in History.

12King David was told, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that belongs to him, because of God’s ark.” So David went and brought up God’s ark from the house of Obed-Edom into David’s city with joy.

13When those who bore the LORD’s ark had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.

14David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was clothed in a linen ephod.

15So David and all the house of Israel brought up the LORD’s ark with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.

16As the LORD’s ark came into David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out through the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.

17They brought in the LORD’s ark, and set it in its place in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

18When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Armies.

19He gave to all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to everyone a portion of bread, dates, and raisins. So all the people departed, each to his own house.

20Then David returned to bless his household. Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious the king of Israel was today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of his servants’ maids, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!”

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World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.