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2 Samuel 6:14-16
Common English Bible
2 Samuel 6:14-16
Common English Bible
14 David, dressed in a linen priestly vest,[a] danced with all his strength before the Lord. 15 This is how David and the entire house of Israel brought up the Lord’s chest with shouts and trumpet blasts.
16 As the Lord’s chest entered David’s City, Saul’s daughter Michal was watching from a window. She saw King David jumping and dancing before the Lord, and she lost all respect for him.[b]
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- 2 Samuel 6:14 Heb ephod
- 2 Samuel 6:16 Or despised him for it
2 Samuel 6:14-16
New International Version
2 Samuel 6:14-16
New International Version
14 Wearing a linen ephod,(A) David was dancing(B) before the Lord with all his might, 15 while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouts(C) and the sound of trumpets.(D)
16 As the ark of the Lord was entering the City of David,(E) Michal(F) daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him in her heart.
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