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1 Chronicles 15:29

DavidMichal
PridePraise and worship

27 And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.

28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.

And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
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BSB
As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.
KJV
And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
WEB
As the ark of the LORD’s covenant came to David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.
ASV
And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.
DARBY
And it came to pass as the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked through a window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.
BLB
And it came to pass, [as] the ark of the covenant of YHWH came to the City of David, that Michal daughter of Saul looked through the window and saw King David dancing and playing music; and she despised him in her heart.
ÅB
Men da Herrens pakts-ark kom inn i Davids stad, da så Mikal, Sauls datter, ut gjennom vinduet, og hun så kong David hoppe og danse, og hun foraktet ham i sitt hjerte.
[^1]: sannsynligvis en toneart, SLM 46, 1.
[^2]: sannsynligvis en toneart, SLM 6, 1.
OTB
Og da Herrens paktsark kom til Davids by,
så Mikal, Sauls datter, ut av vinduet og så kong David hoppe og feire;
og hun foraktet ham i sitt hjerte.
B1930
Men da Herrens pakts-ark kom inn i Davids stad, da så Mikal, Sauls datter, ut gjennem vinduet, og hun så kong David hoppe og danse, og hun foraktet ham i sitt hjerte.

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  • 2 Samuel 6:20–23

    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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  • 2 Samuel 6:16

    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.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:13–14

    And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.

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  • Psalms 69:7–9

    Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

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  • Psalms 30:11

    Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

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  • 1 Samuel 4:3

    And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.

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  • 1 Samuel 25:44

    But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.

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  • Jeremiah 3:16

    And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.

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