2 Samuel 6:14–22

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.

²⁰But when David returned to bless his household, Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How the king of Israel distinguished himself today! ^aHe uncovered himself today in the eyes of his servants’ maids as one of the ^bfoolish ones shamelessly uncovers himself!”

²¹So David said to Michal, “^aIt was before the Lord, who chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel; therefore I will celebrate before the Lord.

²²“I will be more lightly esteemed than this and will be humble in my own eyes, but with the maids of whom you have spoken, with them I will be distinguished.”