2 Samuel 6:12–19

The Ark Is Brought to Jerusalem

¹²Now it was told King David, saying, “The Lord has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, on account of the ark of God.” ^aDavid went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into ^bthe city of David with gladness.

¹³And so it was, that when the ^abearers of the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ^box and a fatling.

¹⁴And ^aDavid was dancing before the Lord with all his might, and David was ^1bwearing a linen ephod.

¹⁵So David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouting and the sound of the trumpet.

¹⁶Then it happened as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David that ^aMichal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.

¹⁷So they brought in the ark of the Lord and set it ^ain its place inside the tent which David had pitched for it; and ^bDavid offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

¹⁸When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offering, ^ahe blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.

¹⁹Further, he distributed to all the people, to all the multitude of Israel, both to men and women, a cake of bread and one of dates and one of raisins to each one. Then all the people departed each to his house.