21 David replied to Michal, “I was dancing[a] before the Lord who chose me over your father and his whole family to appoint me ruler over the Lord’s people Israel.(A) I will celebrate before the Lord, 22 and I will humble myself even more and humiliate myself.[b][c] I will be honored by the slave girls you spoke about.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 6:21 LXX; MT omits I was dancing
  2. 2 Samuel 6:22 LXX reads more and I will be humble in your eyes
  3. 2 Samuel 6:22 Lit more and I will be humble in my own eyes

21 David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed(A) me ruler(B) over the Lord’s people Israel—I will celebrate before the Lord. 22 I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of, I will be held in honor.”

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