²⁰ When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, going around half-naked^(A) in full view of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!”

² at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz.^(A) He said to him, “Take off the sackcloth^(B) from your body and the sandals^(C) from your feet.” And he did so, going around stripped^(D) and barefoot.^(E)

Weeping and Mourning

¹¹ When all those who had formerly known him saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, “What is this^(A) that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”^(B)