2 Samuel 6:20 - Tree of Life Version

²⁰ David returned to bless his own household. But Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet David and said, “How the king of Israel distinguished himself today, when he uncovered himself today in the eyes of the slave girls of his subjects, as any vulgar fellow would shamelessly uncover himself!”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ Then David returned to bless his household. And [his wife] Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, How glorious was the king of Israel today, who stripped himself of his kingly robes and uncovered himself in the eyes of his servants' maids as one of the worthless fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

Common English Bible

²⁰ David went home to bless his household, but Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How did Israel’s king honor himself today?” she said. “By exposing himself in plain view of the female servants of his subjects like any indecent person would!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ And David returned, so that he might bless his own house. And Michal, the daughter of Saul, going out to meet David, said: "How glorious was the king of Israel today, uncovering himself before the handmaids of his servants, and being unclothed, as if one of the performers were unclothed."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ And David returned to bless his own house. And Michol the daughter of Saul, coming out to meet David, said: How glorious was the king of Israel to-day, uncovering himself before the handmaids of his servants, and was naked, as if one of the buffoons should be naked.

2 Samuel 6:20 Cross References

Genesis 18:19

For I have made myself known to him so that he will command his sons and his household after him to keep the way of Adonai by doing righteousness and justice, so that Adonai may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him.”

2 Samuel 6:14

Meanwhile, David was dancing before Adonai with all his might while he was wearing a linen ephod.

2 Samuel 6:16

But as the ark of Adonai entered the city of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before Adonai, so she despised him in her heart.

2 Samuel 6:18

When David had finished offering the burnt offering and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the Name of Adonai-Tzva’ot.

2 Samuel 6:19

Then he distributed to all the people—to the whole multitude of Israel, men and women alike—to everyone a loaf of bread, a cake made in a pan and a raisin cake. Then all the people departed, each to his home.

1 Chronicles 16:43

Then all the people departed each one to his home, and David returned to bless his household.

Job 30:8

A senseless and nameless brood, they were cast out from the land.

Psalm 101:2

I will behave wisely in the way of integrity —when will You come to me? I walk in my house with integrity in my heart.

Psalm 30:1

A psalm, a song for the dedication of the Temple, of David.

Ecclesiastes 7:17

Do not be overly wicked and do not be a fool— why die before your time?

Mark 14:66

As Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the kohen gadol comes by.

Mark 3:21

When His family heard about this, they went out to take hold of Him; for they were saying, “He’s out of His mind!”

John 13:6

Then He comes to Simon Peter, who says to Him, “Master, are You going to wash my feet?”

Joshua 24:15

If it seems bad to you to worship Adonai, then choose for yourselves today whom you will serve—whether the gods that your fathers worshipped that were beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will worship Adonai!”

Judges 9:4

So they gave him 70 pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-berith. Abimelech then hired idle and reckless fellows, who followed him.

1 Samuel 14:49

Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi and Malchi-shua; and the names of his two daughters were: the name of the firstborn Merab and the name of the younger Michal.

1 Samuel 18:20

Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David. When they told Saul, the matter pleased him.