2 Samuel 6:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.”
2 Samuel 6:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 6:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 6:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“As Yahweh’s ark came into David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out through the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before Yahweh; and she despised him in her heart.”
2 Samuel 6:16 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 6:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it was so, as the ark of Jehovah came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah; and she despised him in her heart. ”
2 Samuel 6:16 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 6:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and it hath come to pass, the ark of Jehovah hath come in to the city of David, and Michal daughter of Saul, hath looked through the window, and seeth king David moving and dancing before Jehovah, and despiseth him in her heart.”
2 Samuel 6:16 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 6:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And as the ark of Jehovah came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah; and she despised him in her heart. ”
2 Samuel 6:16 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 6:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And as the Arke of the Lord came into the citie of Dauid, Michal Sauls daughter looked through a windowe, and sawe King Dauid leape, and dance before the Lord, and shee despised him in her heart.”
2 Samuel 6:16 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 6:16 in Context — 2 Samuel 6
14 And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
16 And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.
17 And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.
18 And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.
What Does 2 Samuel 6:16 Mean?
2 Samuel 6:16 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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