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It happened, as the ark of the covenant of Yahweh 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.
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Worship vs. Worldly Dignity
Michal's contempt for David stemmed from her belief that his exuberant dancing and celebrating were beneath his royal status. Commentators explain she felt he was forgetting his "royal and manly honour," acting in a way she considered undignified. This highlights a conflict between uninhibited worship and worldly standards of decorum.
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1 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
And it came to pass. —The verse reads in the Hebrew like a modernized form of 2 Samuel 6:16.
As the ark of…
Baptist
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal the d…
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Presbyterian
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