2 Samuel 6:20

¶ 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!

Then David {H1732} returned {H7725} to bless {H1288} his household {H1004}. And Michal {H4324} the daughter {H1323} of Saul {H7586} came out {H3318} to meet {H7125} David {H1732}, and said {H559}, How glorious {H3513} was the king {H4428} of Israel {H3478} to day {H3117}, who uncovered {H1540} himself to day {H3117} in the eyes {H5869} of the handmaids {H519} of his servants {H5650}, as one {H259} of the vain fellows {H7386} shamelessly {H1540} uncovereth {H1540} himself!

When David returned to bless his household, Mikhal the daughter of Sha'ul came out to meet him and said, "Such honor the king of Isra'el earned for himself today - exposing himself before his servants' slave-girls like some vulgar exhibitionist!"

As soon as David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”

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!

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Cross-References

  • 2 Samuel 6:16 (8 votes)

    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.

  • 2 Samuel 6:14 (7 votes)

    And David danced before the LORD with all [his] might; and David [was] girded with a linen ephod.

  • Judges 9:4 (5 votes)

    And they gave him threescore and ten [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.

  • Philippians 2:7 (3 votes)

    But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

  • Philippians 2:8 (3 votes)

    And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

  • Mark 3:21 (3 votes)

    And when his friends heard [of it], they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

  • Nehemiah 4:3 (2 votes)

    Now Tobiah the Ammonite [was] by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.