1 Chronicles 15:29 “As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David,…”

1 Chronicles 15:29

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when the Arke of the couenant of the Lord came into the citie of Dauid, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at a windowe, and sawe King Dauid dauncing and playing, and she despised him in her heart.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

and it cometh to pass, the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is entering in unto the city of David, and Michal daughter of Saul is looking through the window, and seeth king David dancing and playing, and despiseth him in her heart.

Bible in Basic English

And when the ark of the agreement of the Lord came into the town of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looking out of the window, saw King David dancing and playing; and to her mind he seemed foolish.

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Cross references

“as the ark”

Numbers 10:33 Deuteronomy 31:26 Judges 20:27 1 Samuel 4:3 Jeremiah 3:16 Hebrews 9:4

Numbers 10:33 · BSB

So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them.

Deuteronomy 31:26 · BSB

“Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.

Judges 20:27 · BSB

And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,

1 Samuel 4:3 · BSB

When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with…

Jeremiah 3:16 · BSB

“In those days, when you multiply and increase in the land,” declares the LORD, “they will no longer discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD. It will never come to mind, and no one will remember it or miss it, nor wi…

Hebrews 9:4 · BSB

containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

“Lord”

2 Samuel 6:16

2 Samuel 6:16 · BSB

As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.

“Michal”

1 Samuel 19:11–17 1 Samuel 25:44 1 Samuel 18:27 1 Samuel 18:28 2 Samuel 3:13 2 Samuel 3:14

1 Samuel 19:11–17 · BSB

Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”

1 Samuel 25:44 · BSB

But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.

1 Samuel 18:27 · BSB

David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.

1 Samuel 18:28 · BSB

When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,

2 Samuel 3:13 · BSB

“Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”

2 Samuel 3:14 · BSB

Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”

“dancing”

Exodus 15:20 Psalm 30:11 Psalm 149:3 Psalm 150:4 Ecclesiastes 3:4 Jeremiah 30:19

Exodus 15:20 · BSB

Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.

Psalm 30:11 · BSB

You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

Psalm 149:3 · BSB

Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.

Psalm 150:4 · BSB

Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute.

Ecclesiastes 3:4 · BSB

a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

Jeremiah 30:19 · BSB

Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.

“she despised”

2 Samuel 6:20–23 Psalm 69:7–9 Acts 2:13 1 Corinthians 2:14 2 Corinthians 5:13

2 Samuel 6:20–23 · BSB

When David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the ma…

Psalm 69:7–9 · BSB

For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.

Acts 2:13 · BSB

But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”

1 Corinthians 2:14 · BSB

The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

2 Corinthians 5:13 · BSB

If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.

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