2 Samuel 6:21

David said to Michal, “It was before Yahweh, who chose me above your father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of Yahweh, over Israel. Therefore I will celebrate before Yahweh.

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WEBBE

David said to Michal, “It was before the LORD, who chose me above your father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of the LORD, over Israel. Therefore I will celebrate before the LORD.

BSB

But David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD,

KJV

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: therefore will I play before the LORD.

ASV

And David said unto Michal, [It was] before Jehovah, who chose me above thy father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of Jehovah, over Israel: therefore will I play before Jehovah.

BBE

And David said to Michal, I was dancing before the Lord, who put me over your father and all his sons, to make me a ruler over the people of the Lord, over his people Israel: and I will go on playing before the Lord;

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 מִיכַל mi·khal Michal H4324 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher who H834 בָּחַר־ ba·char- he chose H977 בִּי bi (in) (the) me H9030 מֵאָבִיךְ me·'a·vikh more than father your H1 וּמִכָּל־ u·mi·kol- and more than all H3605 בֵּיתוֹ bei·to household his H1004 לְצַוֹּת le·tza·vot to appoint H6680 אֹתִי 'o·ti (marks the object) me H853 נָגִיד na·gid ruler H5057 עַל־ 'al- over H5921 עַם 'am [the] people of H5971 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 עַל־ 'al- over H5921 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 וְשִׂחַקְתִּי ve·si·chak·ti and I will play H7832 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 20–23

David returned to bless his household, to pray with them, and for them, and to offer up family thanksgiving for this national mercy. It is angels' work to worship God, surely that cannot lower the greatest of men. But even the palaces of princes are not free from family troubles. Exercises of religion appear mean in the eyes of those who have little or no religion themselves. If we can approve ourselves to God in what we do in religion, and do it as before the Lord, we need not heed reproach. Piety will have its praise: let us not be indifferent in it, nor afraid or ashamed to own it. David was contented to justify himself, and he did not further reprove or blame Michal's insolence; but God punished her. Those that honour God, he will honour; but those that despise him, and his servants and service, shall be lightly esteemed.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.